millennium

Gregory thinks of how Iceland's first settlers must have felt witnessing such a phenomena more than a millennium ago, a time of mythological rather than scientific explanation.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

At 2.6 points, his 2018 reelection margin marked Texas’ closest statewide race this millennium.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

With the U.S. celebrating a quarter of a millennium as an independent republic, Bank of America has looked at its record of economic growth and its returns for investors.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 3, 2026

The mere millionaires saw their wealth grow at an annual rate of 4% adjusted for inflation since the start of the millennium, UBS said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Most of GGS concerned differences between continents: i.e., the question of why some Eurasians rather than Aboriginal Australians, sub-Saharan Africans, or Native Americans were the ones to expand over the world within the past millennium.

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

This fog-shrouded patch of coastal forest in the heart of Yurok Country was tended by the tribe for millennia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

The mind-body question that has perplexed philosophers for millennia has acquired added resonance in the digital era.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Some of that carbon becomes woody tissue in the trunk, branches, and roots, where it can remain stored for decades, centuries, or even millennia.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

"These yeasts have accompanied Oetzi on his long journey through the millennia," study co-author Frank Maixner said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

The handful of millennia separating the Agricultural Revolution from the appearance of cities, kingdoms and empires was not enough time to allow an instinct for mass cooperation to evolve.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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

For millenniums, all was still in the forest, until heavy waves stirred up by one of the hurricanes of 2004 scooped away the sand.

From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2024

Supported by Annabeth, who is a hothead, and Grover, who is careful, Percy has strong motivations to carry on through life-threatening challenges from mythological creatures that have had millenniums to hone their particular life-threatening skills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 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