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millennium

[mi-len-ee-uhm] / mɪˈlɛn i əm /
NOUN
1000 years
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STRONG


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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

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

"Around the millennium, everyone was just told no – you don't take part in any sport, not even recreational," says Dr. Lahti.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

In Egypt as well, food production began in the sixth millennium B.C. with the arrival of Southwest Asian crops.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

"We see continuity here," explains Frank Maixner, director of the Institute for Mummy Studies at Eurac Research: "These yeasts have accompanied Ötzi on his long journey through the millennia."

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

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

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

Like the steady drip-drip-drip of water on stone, which over millenniums reduces a monolith to sand, human contact will have its way.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 15, 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

Cycladic sculpture begins the great tradition of Greek sculpture that is seen as culminating in the Classical sculpture of the Greek Golden Age, centered on Athens, nearly two millenniums later.

From New York Times Feb. 1, 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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