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era

[eer-uh, er-uh] / ˈɪər ə, ˈɛr ə /


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If you look at the post-dot-com era, tech stocks had already started to recover by the start of the 2001 recession.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“We are in a completely new era where the economy is shaped like an ‘E,’ ” as one TikTok user posted.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

That’s not so unusual in the transfer portal era, where TCU went to the Elite Eight with five starters who transferred into the program.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Bolling Hall in East Bowling is one of the oldest surviving halls in Bradford and dates back to the medieval era.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

It was only with hindsight that they came to symbolize a new era; and it was the Scientific Revolution itself which was chiefly responsible for the Enlightenment’s conviction that progress had become unstoppable.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton