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epoch

[ep-uhk, ee-pok] / ˈɛp ək, ˈi pɒk /
NOUN
period
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Kikai last experienced a giant eruption approximately 7,300 years ago, producing the largest known volcanic eruption of the Holocene, the geological epoch that began roughly 11,700 years ago and continues today.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Meanwhile, the country is in the midst of a technological epoch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Researchers believe the giant herbivores roamed during the Pleistocene epoch, spanning from 2.5 million years ago until their extinction about 11,700 years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

"But if the Universe did experience a bounce, the dark structures shaping galaxies today could be remnants from a cosmic epoch that preceded the Big Bang."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

Indeed, the wealth of Egypt had political effects that long outlasted the Hellenistic epoch.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

“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

Glass’ subject matter varies widely in epochs and ethoses, from ancient Egypt to Walt Disney’s Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026

Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge report that the human brain moves through five "major epochs" as it rewires itself from early development to late old age.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 1, 2025

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

From BBC ● May 11, 2025

Worse, the agreed ages for the Earth couldn’t comfortably support the numbers of eons and ages and epochs that the past obviously contained.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson


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