millennium
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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
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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
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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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