epochal

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Going much further back, oil prices also rocketed during the epochal crisis of World War II in the 1940s.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

He befriended the Clash on a tour of London and sat in on the band’s sessions recording their epochal “London Calling” LP.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

"It feels like an epochal moment, and it also feels extraordinarily terrifying."

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

The scientists of the Manhattan Project, who helped build the bomb and then witnessed Trinity’s fireball, recognized—felt—its epochal shudder.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2025

Lieutenant Scheisskopf unveiled his epochal surprise that Sunday with all the aplomb of an experienced impresario.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller