millennium
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At 2.6 points, his 2018 reelection margin marked Texas’ closest statewide race this millennium.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
She started the new millennium strong with 2000’s “Music,” an extension of the electronic dance-pop of her 1998 triumph “Ray of Light.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 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
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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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
Its champions, though, have been around for millennia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 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
Although Cave 338 was not used as a permanent settlement, the repeated returns over millennia suggest that the location held significant value for prehistoric groups.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026
The Bering land bridge, during its millennia of intermittent existence, would have been up to a thousand miles wide, covered by open tundra, and easily traversable by people adapted to cold conditions.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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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
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
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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