millennium

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By the turn of the millennium, the first wave of streetwear brands was part of the corporate fashion world’s firmament.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

And with the new millennium fast approaching, the consumer needed Jacobs’ brand of sartorial insouciance.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

As a result, the Gulf carriers and the hubs they serve have grown rapidly since the start of the millennium, becoming a key junction for long-distance aviation.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

A first-time nomination was the charm for Jordan, who began his career around the turn of the millennium.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

My other example of how ancient peoples apparently used their ethnobiological knowledge to good effect comes from the Jordan Valley in the ninth millennium B.C., the period of the earliest crop cultivation there.

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