eon
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But it would be three long years — a veritable eon during that pre-MTV era — before Harrison released the LP’s worthy successor.
From Salon • Nov. 15, 2024
WIMBLEDON, England — The streak lived for 132 days or, in tennis time, an eon.
From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2022
When I started reporting on elections an eon ago, smartphones didn’t exist and a desktop was a typewriter.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2022
When a crystal containing 87Rb atoms formed from the molten surface of the hot, early Earth during the Hadean eon, the number of these atoms at that initial time can be represented as N87Rb,0.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Some rules of grammar may shift every eon or so, but you can bet the bank that this one will never change: Subject and verb must agree.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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Tyrannosaurus Lex(icon)
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Ides, Eon, Epoch, and Era: Time-related Words
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Earth Science - Middle School
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