millennium
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Trees are plentiful here, but they might not live a millennium.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
A millennium old and home to over 20 million people, Cairo is known for nights that come alive with traffic, noise and light.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
As a result, the Gulf carriers and the hubs they serve have grown rapidly since the start of the millennium, becoming a key junction for long-distance aviation.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
During the first millennium BCE, pine forests were scarce in Denmark.
From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026
After the rise of Fertile Crescent states in the fourth millennium B.C., the center of power initially remained in the Fertile Crescent, rotating between empires such as those of Babylon, the Hittites, Assyria, and Persia.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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