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Recent Examples of epochal
The cultural, social, political, and technological shifts in this century could be epochal: manufacturing may or may not return to the United States; A.I. may or may not facilitate job loss on a vast scale—or, as some insist, an idyllic state of abundance.
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Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
And yet, Rich comments how Hubble's epochal discovery was actually relatively recent.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
And after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt raised 12 million troops to respond to Japanese aggression and wage an epochal war against Nazi Germany.
—Joseph F. Dunford, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2023
In his essay, Adam Roberts makes the case for this epochal view by citing the durability of the conflict between the two great powers over more than four decades.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2010
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Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
And yet, Rich comments how Hubble's epochal discovery was actually relatively recent.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
And after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt raised 12 million troops to respond to Japanese aggression and wage an epochal war against Nazi Germany.
—Joseph F. Dunford, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2023
In his essay, Adam Roberts makes the case for this epochal view by citing the durability of the conflict between the two great powers over more than four decades.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2010
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epochal
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The Bong-Carpenter event sold out in only a few hours (there will be a standby line) and promises to be one of the momentous film-nerd gatherings of the year.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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As one of the longest stays in space for a NASA astronaut, his return is not only a personal milestone for the Wilmore family but also a momentous occasion for the space community.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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But don’t expect this debate to be as earthshaking or as game-changing as the Biden-Trump confrontation June 27 Sign-up for Your Vote: Text with the USA TODAY elections team.—
Michael Collins,
USA TODAY,
9 Sep. 2024
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Had Asian demand kept to its historic trend, there would have been no massive glut and probably no earthshaking price collapse.—
Michael Levi,
Foreign Affairs,
16 June 2015
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But as the bill awaits that fateful hearing, the changes from last year have smoothed the criticisms that ultimately proved fatal.—
Nick Coltrain,
The Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2025
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Everyone is a suspect, and there’s a lot of buildup to finding out what happened at a fateful St. Patrick’s Day party 15 years prior — especially when Chelsea (Ilana Glazer) makes a mysterious reference to an incident that made the entire school ostracize her.—
Marianne Eloise,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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Relying on massive solar power systems for this life-and-death project could doom the entire endeavor, Zubrin tells me.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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In its liveliest stretch, Drop attaches life-and-death stakes to first-date behavior, teasing out how many odd actions — like requesting a table change and disappearing repeatedly into the bathroom — Violet can get away with before Henry cuts and runs.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2025
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However, housing experts have warned that Donald Trump's policies could have a negative impact on construction efforts across the U.S. Tariffs on Canada could increase the cost of softwood lumber, a crucial material used in homebuilding which the U.S. imports heavily from its neighbor.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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But the rookie’s up-and-down performances through the past three games reflect the growing pains of learning to function as a crucial member of the starting lineup.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Epochal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epochal. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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