millennia

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"These yeasts have accompanied Oetzi on his long journey through the millennia," study co-author Frank Maixner said in a statement.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

"So you could be looking at decades, centuries, millennia before the actual lost peat itself begins to build back up."

From BBC • May 2, 2026

To the European Union, Feta, though not a place name, can come only from a region of Greece that has millennia of tradition making that kind of cheese.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Although the concept of flavored yogurts has existed for millennia across the diaspora, raita is believed to have first appeared in print around the 19th century.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Rock from the subducting plates turns to magma when it reaches the mantle, creating hot spots that, over millennia, melt through the crust and break through as lava, forming volcanoes.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland