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ice age

[ahys eyj] / ˈaɪs ˌeɪdʒ /
NOUN
glacial period
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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

On the floors of many valleys and craters, swirling, grooved patterns reveal where icy material once moved during an earlier martian ice age.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025

The explanation comes from the repeated advance and retreat of glaciers during a previous martian ice age.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025

Not unusually severe for an ice age, it had twin peaks, the first about 70,000 years ago and the second at about 20,000 years ago.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari