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advent

[ad-vent] / ˈæd vɛnt /
NOUN
beginning or arrival of something anticipated
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STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK


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Pidgeon: It was also that we were coming in on this advent of paparazzi.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Before the advent of television, it was much easier for presidents to disguise their health struggles.

From BBC • May 30, 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

The advent of more advanced generative AI—such as ChatGPT in 2022—opened up new possibilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Even before the advent of the Nuremberg Laws, life had become all but intolerable for German Jews.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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