the turn of the century

noun phrase

: the beginning of a new century

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Still, there are some who firmly believe that the best Herradura tequila can be found in the dusty bottles that were produced before the turn of the century. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2025 This is where Vrabel became one of the best football players on the planet at the turn of the century, going from a backup to a three-time Super Bowl-winning All-Pro linebacker, where he was shaped by the greatest to ever wear a whistle. Chad Graff, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025 Finland’s economy built a reliance on Nokia at the turn of the century, with the company contributing 25% of Finland’s GDP growth between 1998 and 2007. Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024 White women’s pedometer usage was also ambivalently documented at the turn of the century in the context of elite socialite cultures. Jacqueline D. Wernimont, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the turn of the century 

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