era
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It was a sell-out crowd against Monaco and there was certainly a sense of excitement around the ground for the start of a new era under a new manager.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
On one hand, Patterson, 66, is a freshly minted College Football Hall of Famer and one of the great defensive minds of the modern era.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
The Blocks are among a crowd of consumers who dipped their toes into electric cars in an era when the deals were too good to pass up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
This should be the central concern about the Ellison era at CBS.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
That was quite an accomplishment in an era when the average Negro had been able to attain only an eighth-grade education, and only about 5 percent had graduated from college.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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“Just as railroads, electric grids, and the Internet reshaped prior economic eras, we believe SpaceX is building the foundational platform for the next generation of industrial capacity,” he wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
These periods span parts of the Stone Age and early metalworking eras, thousands of years before modern civilization.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
“How to Get Rich in American History” retains the moralist tone of these earlier eras.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
The second section, "All the Somebody People" focuses on the musician onstage and in the studio across four defining eras; Ziggy Stardust, the Berlin years, Let's Dance, and Blackstar.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
It has seen everyone else—so many eras, so many lives—pass before it and disappear out of sight.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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