advent
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She described going to clear out Henry's room at university and finding his advent calendar with only the first three doors open, "that broke me," she added.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Estonia, closely eyeing battlefield developments, has made significant shifts in its military spending in response to the advent of modern drone warfare.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The advent of artificial intelligence and modern manufacturing has humanity on the cusp of a labor revolution.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
“With the advent of buy-now-pay-later, we are further and further away from doing the first thing: Buy what you can afford.”
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
Whereas before, I had anticipated my lessons as the hour most gratifying in the day, now, in measure equal to my former pleasure, I dreaded their advent.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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