as in millennium
a period of high artistic or cultural development
the 19th-century literary renaissance that prompted people to refer to Boston as the Athens of America
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There is a lot all of us can learn about transparency in external and internal communications, no matter our industry, from this fruit and vegetable renaissance.
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Elizabeth Pigg, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The result is not only an uplifting tale of how a daydreamer from the Virginia Beach projects became a renaissance man for our times but also a refreshingly self-aware exploration of creativity and finding one’s purpose.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
Kandi Burruss is in the midst of another career renaissance.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
The Mexican regional genre is massive now, reminiscent of reggaetón in 2019 when there was a massive renaissance.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2024
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Elizabeth Pigg, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The result is not only an uplifting tale of how a daydreamer from the Virginia Beach projects became a renaissance man for our times but also a refreshingly self-aware exploration of creativity and finding one’s purpose.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
Kandi Burruss is in the midst of another career renaissance.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
The Mexican regional genre is massive now, reminiscent of reggaetón in 2019 when there was a massive renaissance.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2024
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Boosted by the pandemic and dominated by Amazon, e-commerce sales have risen from less than 1% at the start of the new millennium to 16% of total U.S. retail sales this year, according to Census Bureau data compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 Oct. 2024
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The comedian anchored the segment for his two-year stint — from 1998 to 2000 — on the show. 10 of 16 Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon: 2000 to 2004 The new millennium saw a lot of changes at Saturday Night Live.Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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In a golden age of shortstops, Adames, 29, has quietly been one of baseball’s best over the last half-decade, ranking ninth among all shortstops in WAR (20.1, per FanGraphs).Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The witch trials, the golden age of Salem, and Hocus Pocus.Shannon Carlin, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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Western Electric pioneered tube technology and the 300B remains the pinnacle of audio quality to this day despite first being launched in 1938.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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In brand and likeness, Sabonis is not flashy compared to some of the other top stars at the pinnacle of the sport today.Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Renaissance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renaissance. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
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