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millennium

[mi-len-ee-uhm] / mɪˈlɛn i əm /
NOUN
1000 years
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Antonyms
STRONG


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In the early part of the millennium, Patel's company, Faisaltex, headquartered in Preston, was known for manufacturing textiles such as socks and nighties, which it supplied to retailers.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Investment strategists at a macro research service say an indicator that has only turned cautious five times this millennium is telling investors to take a more conservative approach.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

The discovery of a substantial built structure suggests that, during the second millennium BC, communities in north-west Africa were actively shaping their environment.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Disagreements between Doss and Hart led to a lengthy hiatus in the new millennium, but they later reconciled, played shows in a reunion tour and began assembling material for a third full-length record.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

From the head table a familiar voice drawled, “Well, well, if it isn’t Peter Johnson. My millennium is' complete.”

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

We believe that Europe can awaken from its long slumber and rekindle the fire that was lit here millennia ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

In response, Jewish groups described Zionism as "anti-racism, creating a refuge for Jews in their ancient homeland after millennia of persecution outside it".

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Chinook salmon have been laying eggs in gravelly nests in the Sacramento River for millennia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

For millennia, people have transformed landscapes, forcing wildlife to adjust to cities, farms, roads, and other human activity.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

Within a few millennia that single ancestral Polynesian society had spawned on those diverse islands a range of diverse daughter societies, from hunter-gatherer tribes to proto-empires.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Three millenniums ago, a small, prosperous farming community briefly flourished in the freshwater marshes of eastern England.

From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2024

It would guide scientists in their understanding of our still-unfolding present for generations, perhaps even millenniums, to come.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2024

Desert locusts for millenniums have been the scourge of farmers across northern Africa, the Middle East and South Asia.

From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2024

In the cold dark of a November night, beneath the jagged cliffs of Zion National Park, Dani Hsia posed a question that mystics and religious thinkers have pondered for millenniums.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2023

Collectively, memorable events have caused the ever-quickening pace of change during the past five millenniums, which begin with what we call the ancient world.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson


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