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The gross national debt stood at about 55% of gross domestic product at the start of the millennium and at 62% in 2007, just before the global financial crisis.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

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

Together, these 492 caves covered in over 400,000 square feet of murals form an unparalleled palimpsest of a millennium of Chinese art history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

“Wait, didn’t the glaciers move like an inch in a millennium? Or something?”

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

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

“I’m saying what Aristotle explained to us millennia ago in his ‘Nicomachean Ethics’: everything in moderation.

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

This provides "very little evidence that the yeasts have been multiplying over millennia," he said, adding that he believed they were "relatively recent colonists of the mummy's body".

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

What if the current forms of animals were also the consequence of natural forces that had accumulated over millennia?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Many of these seemingly otherworldly volcanic fields are adorned with archaeological remains — from small dwellings to colossal animal-corralling structures called kites — that date back millenniums.

From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 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

Zionism as a concept was once clearly understood: the belief that Jews, who have endured persecution for millenniums, needed refuge and self-determination in the land of their ancestors.

From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2023

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