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turn of the century

NOUN
millennium
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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Mortgage rates are also at levels not seen since the turn of the century.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

One of Cornerstone's manufacturing tools comes from a former Intel production line used to make the Pentium 4 chips released back at the turn of the century.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The football team, once a heavyweight, has had more losing seasons than winning ones since the turn of the century.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

At the turn of the century, wildfires destroyed only about 3% of the California homes they came into contact with.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

Poppa’s grandparents fled the pogroms and ended up in NYC at the turn of the century.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio


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