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epoch

[ep-uhk, ee-pok] / ˈɛp ək, ˈi pɒk /
NOUN
period
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Six, five and four minutes on the clock and Hearts were winning the league, smashing to smithereens that established order; history-makers, epoch definers.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Charismatic and charming as ever, Gosling easily shoulders the job of being the only human onscreen for an epoch.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Fundamental to Clark’s investment worldview is his conviction that “the era of capital abundance has ended” and global markets are adjusting towards a new epoch of capital scarcity.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

The first epoch spans from birth to about age nine, when a major turning point leads into the adolescent phase.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2025

In this epoch, we live between spiral arms.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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