the millennium
noun
: the beginning of the third period of a thousand years counted from the beginning of the Christian era : the year 2000
We had a party to celebrate the millennium.
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That work took off at the turn of the millennium with the establishment in 2000 of the historical park in Richmond, a WWII boom town for more than 55 industries that produced more than 740 ships alone.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
At the turn of the millennium, the median house sold in the U.S. went for $165,300, per the St Louis Fed.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
Editors’ Picks Both Delon and Hopper deliver midcentury takes on Ripley; by the turn of the millennium, the film business wasn’t looking for their kinds of characters.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
The rate of Black DI head coaches has remained largely stagnant – between 20% and 25% – going back to the turn of the millennium.
—Aaron Beard, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
Since the turn of the millennium, people born in the U.S. have fueled much of the growth in the Latinx population— in 2021, about a third (32%) of all Latinxs were immigrants.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
The Florida native was featured on the cover of Vogue in November 1999 as one in a select group of supermodels celebrating the millennium.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
By the turn of the millennium, cases of assault were reported frequently.
—Janay Kingsberry, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
In the pre-dawn hours before the eclipse, the anticipation was palpable, like awaiting New Year’s on the brink of the millennium, with the astro-enthusiasts counting down to totality.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
At the turn of the millennium, the median house sold in the U.S. went for $165,300, per the St Louis Fed.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
Editors’ Picks Both Delon and Hopper deliver midcentury takes on Ripley; by the turn of the millennium, the film business wasn’t looking for their kinds of characters.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
The rate of Black DI head coaches has remained largely stagnant – between 20% and 25% – going back to the turn of the millennium.
—Aaron Beard, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
Since the turn of the millennium, people born in the U.S. have fueled much of the growth in the Latinx population— in 2021, about a third (32%) of all Latinxs were immigrants.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
The Florida native was featured on the cover of Vogue in November 1999 as one in a select group of supermodels celebrating the millennium.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
By the turn of the millennium, cases of assault were reported frequently.
—Janay Kingsberry, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
In the pre-dawn hours before the eclipse, the anticipation was palpable, like awaiting New Year’s on the brink of the millennium, with the astro-enthusiasts counting down to totality.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
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“The millennium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20millennium. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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