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epoch

[ep-uhk, ee-pok] / ˈɛp ək, ˈi pɒk /
NOUN
period
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As yields fell in subsequent years, many economists concluded the world had entered a new epoch of tepid inflation and permanently low interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The Eocene epoch, which lasted from roughly 56 to 34 million years ago, provides a clear example of what happened when the carbon burial feedback was largely inactive.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026

Six, five and four minutes on the clock and Hearts were winning the league, smashing to smithereens that established order; history-makers, epoch definers.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

So how should investors position themselves for this new, problematic epoch?

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026

In this epoch, we live between spiral arms.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

“Every time we have one of these technical epochs, it puts pressure on the infrastructure, but none of us have ever seen it this dramatic,” said Casado.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Disney Chairman James Gorman said in an interview that Iger’s nearly 20 years in power is framed by two epochs: “Bob 1” and “Bob 2.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

"The low metallicity environment, meaning the reduced abundance of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, is interesting because it's similar to galaxies at earlier cosmological epochs," Sewilo explained.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2025

He said Traoré was "offering an alternative, and re-capturing the spirit of two historic epochs":

From BBC ● May 11, 2025

These—oral culture, written culture, the culture of print—these have always been considered the great epochs of man.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson




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