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Meanwhile, the F-16 Fighting Falcon sparked a new era for military air power in 1978.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Ultimately, their peak years aligned perfectly with their country's finest era.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Today’s lawmakers looking for a frame of reference may want to read up on the efforts to regulate a questionable trading platform of an earlier era, the “bucket shop.”

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

In one sense, it’s the end of a storied era.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Indeed, Kepler gave the printing press a prominent place in the frontispiece to the Rudolphine tables, which celebrated the progress of astronomy from the ancient world to the modern era.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton