advent
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She described going to clear out Henry's room at university and finding his advent calendar with only the first three doors open, "that broke me," she added.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Estonia, closely eyeing battlefield developments, has made significant shifts in its military spending in response to the advent of modern drone warfare.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
“With the advent of buy-now-pay-later, we are further and further away from doing the first thing: Buy what you can afford.”
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
At the advent of streaming, everyone said that you can make your money on tour.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Even before the advent of the Nuremberg Laws, life had become all but intolerable for German Jews.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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