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advent

[ad-vent] / ˈæd vɛnt /
NOUN
beginning or arrival of something anticipated
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STRONGEST
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Despite the advent of the multi-ethnic "Rainbow Nation" and the end of the racist apartheid system in 1994, South Africa remains fractured on racial lines.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Its advent signals that the orchestration layer commanded by agentic systems is maturing faster than expected.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The advent of prediction contracts hasn’t been embraced by all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Fund managers are becoming less enthusiastic and increased their holdings in cash by the fastest rate since the advent of the pandemic in March 2020, a new survey released Tuesday found.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 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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