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The largest and most painful division is the one that has separated the Eastern churches from the Western churches—the Orthodox from the Catholic—for a millennium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Barabak: It’s a long way — about a millennium, as you said — from here to November 2028.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The vast Theban necropolis, comprising an area of around 10km², was Egypt’s main royal and elite cemetery for half a millennium, from ca.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
"Britons warned to get ready for biggest El Niño in a millennium," is the Guardian's take on the UN warnings.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Here we are, well into a new millennium, and against all odds, creaky old whom is still with us.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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Chinook salmon have been laying eggs in gravelly nests in the Sacramento River for millennia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Park explains: "Breathing techniques have accompanied humanity for millennia across various religions and cultures. With this study, we provide scientific proof that it is a reliable and targeted method capable of controlling our decisions."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
This fossilised hunk of whale bone has lain hidden in the earth on Portmuck Beach for possibly millennia.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The Kochs attempt to illustrate the latter point with a chart that tracks global average gross domestic product per capita, adjusted for inflation, over two millennia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Were twins! How many millennia do we have to argue—” “So what’s up?” he interrupted.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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The off-white form of the rustic terracotta jar, shattered over millenniums and fastidiously reassembled, is elegantly decorated in rich brown and black designs, including bursts of rosettes and abstract squiggles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025
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
After a religious revolt against robots millenniums before the start of the series, the use of intelligent machines was banned.
From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 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
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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