golden age

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Though there were misses like the 1960s-era Picture Phone, which was too expensive and clunky for its day, its golden age lasted from the late 1920s until the 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

"The Hobby-Eberly is a pioneering telescope. And with new, complementary instruments coming online, we're entering a golden age for mapping the cosmos."

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

Here, the harbingers of the new golden age of the old-school American tavern.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The last decade has been a golden age for young female songwriters: Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

It was a hitherto unprecedented golden age of successive human population explosions.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond