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During which geologic period of the Mesozoic era did dinosaurs first appear?

era

[eer-uh, er-uh] / ˈΙͺΙ™r Ι™, ΛˆΙ›r Ι™ /


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Could this be the end of an era?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Rather, they’re replacing the restrictive beauty standards of one era with our own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

This was in the early 2020s, the dawn of the smooth-talking chatbot era.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Warsh did make an announcement on the task forces that he created to overhaul the central bank, saying there will be a meeting next month in the San Francisco era on productivity and jobs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Both Burr and Hamilton thought of themselves as great men who happened to come of age at one of those strategic points in the campaign of history called the American revolutionary era.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

To mark PSG's latest display of attacking excellence, we're looking at how the Parisians compare to those clubs who have enjoyed the most dominant eras in European competition.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Despite these fluctuations, Musk has solidly established himself as the wealthiest person in the world, both now and compared to previous eras.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

They don’t ooze the urgency or arrogance that defined other Yankee eras.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

That one’s about spirits from different eras who were forced to cohabitate mostly alone until a living human couple moved into their mansion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

In fact, the ability for individuals to create and broadcast media explains a key difference between the nature and amount of information people consume today than in past eras.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel


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