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ice age

[ahys eyj] / ˈaɪs ˌeɪdʒ /
NOUN
glacial period
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Britain and north-west Europe would not be pushed back into an ice age, he says.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Together, these mechanisms helped create the larger and more persistent Antarctic ice sheets that later defined Earth's ice age cycles.

From Science Daily May 29, 2026

Sir Keir Starmer's visit to China this week is the clearest sign yet the two countries are seeking to end the diplomatic "ice age" that has defined their relationship.

From BBC Jan. 30, 2026

In the team's computer simulations, the effect was strong enough to trigger an ice age.

From Science Daily Dec. 21, 2025

At the very peak of the last ice age 20,000 years ago, 30 percent of the earth was under ice.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson



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