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era

[eer-uh, er-uh] / ˈɪər ə, ˈɛr ə /


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Hastings’s departure marks the end of an era for the company, which under his leadership transformed from a DVD-by-mail business to a juggernaut in subscription video streaming that disrupted Hollywood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Kennedy did not discuss his vaccine agenda, instead focusing on "ending the era of federal policies that fuelled the chronic disease epidemic" in the US.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

For them, Ayala’s departure represented the end of an era when mail delivery came with a side of conversation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Albertsons also bet on interactive virtual shopping during the era of the Facebook-to-Meta vibe shift, but it didn’t exactly juice profits.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

It was the essential precondition for the new era of intellectual revolution, for it is a necessary concept which any society that saw itself as improving knowledge would have to develop.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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