twenty-first century

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"We find that rapid ocean warming, at approximately triple the historical rate, is likely committed over the twenty-first century, with widespread increases in ice-shelf melting, including in regions crucial for ice-sheet stability," the authors write.

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2023

What if you told him that, even in his moment, Exxon's scientists already understood with remarkable accuracy what was going to happen to us in the distinctly overheating twenty-first century?

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2023

For home cooks baking up pecan pie well into the twenty-first century, Karo is still pretty much the only brand you can buy in grocery stores: It has kept that corporate hold.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2022

These young engineers are learning from the most innovative person of the twenty-first century.

From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2022

In the twenty-first century, technology can be compared to food.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel