twenty-first century
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And so he gives us what he calls “a twenty-first century version of ‘The Conscience of a Conservative.’”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
What if you told him that, even in his moment, Exxon's scientists already understood with remarkable accuracy what was going to happen to us in the distinctly overheating twenty-first century?
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2023
For home cooks baking up pecan pie well into the twenty-first century, Karo is still pretty much the only brand you can buy in grocery stores: It has kept that corporate hold.
From Slate • Nov. 24, 2022
These young engineers are learning from the most innovative person of the twenty-first century.
From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2022
Neutron stars would not be detected until 1967 and hard evidence of black holes not found until the twenty-first century, underscoring Oppenheimer’s achievement and the tragedy of his curiously unfulfilled career.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
