epoch
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Today America is in the midst of the greatest epoch of wealth creation the world has ever known.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 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
Indeed, the wealth of Egypt had political effects that long outlasted the Hellenistic epoch.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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“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
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
Also, all this changes from textbook to textbook and from person to person, so that some authorities describe seven recent epochs, while others are content with four.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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