millennium

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The Armed Man was originally commissioned in 1998 by various bodies as a mass to mark the millennium, said Sir Karl, adding that it had been performed "globally" 4,000 times since 2000.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Shipley heard “Eternal Life” on a burned CD of femme-folk artists that was making the industry rounds at the turn of the millennium while he was putting together his “Wayfaring Strangers” lineup.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Though “The Rules of Attraction” failed to have a broader cultural impact, it became a minor commercial success and a brief staple of early millennium gay culture, achieving the cult status it was destined for.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

These accounts describe a world where traveling through Samaria was a part of daily life, proving that a millennium after the kings of Israel, the world still used these names.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

As the millennium approached, the American Bottom had a resident population of several thousand.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann