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era

[eer-uh, er-uh] / ˈɪər ə, ˈɛr ə /


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It also explains why, in a streaming era dominated by country, hip-hop and pop, Cheap Trick still makes rock records for an ever-diminishing audience.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

In our era, that is what laws like the Presidential Records Act make possible.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Hastings’s departure marks the end of an era for the company, which under his leadership transformed from a DVD-by-mail business to a juggernaut in subscription video streaming that disrupted Hollywood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Kennedy did not discuss his vaccine agenda, instead focusing on "ending the era of federal policies that fuelled the chronic disease epidemic" in the US.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Survival in that era required superb mental abilities from everyone.

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




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