millennium
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Wages had roughly kept up with house prices until they were introduced around the start of the millennium.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
A millennium old and home to over 20 million people, Cairo is known for nights that come alive with traffic, noise and light.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 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
During the first millennium BCE, pine forests were scarce in Denmark.
From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026
I just want to burrow under the covers on my bed and stay there until the new millennium.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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