as in renaissance
a period of happiness and prosperity
It is hoped that the new tax plan will bring about a thriving millennium.
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Back in the first millennium A.D., waves of human migration across Europe created an elaborate genetic puzzle that researchers have now started to unravel with a leap in DNA analysis.
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 1 Jan. 2025
This stunning land was first settled by Polynesians around the year 1000 AD, and evolved into a thriving fishing village over the next millennium.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Thankfully, despite some rough moments in early explorations of the site, continued research at Çatalhöyük is helping to further our understanding of peoples who lived millennia ago.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Dec. 2024
With the new millennium on the horizon, paranoia and excitement swept the country, as the world took guesses about what would happen to computers and the critical infrastructure relying on them.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 1 Jan. 2025
This stunning land was first settled by Polynesians around the year 1000 AD, and evolved into a thriving fishing village over the next millennium.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Thankfully, despite some rough moments in early explorations of the site, continued research at Çatalhöyük is helping to further our understanding of peoples who lived millennia ago.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Dec. 2024
With the new millennium on the horizon, paranoia and excitement swept the country, as the world took guesses about what would happen to computers and the critical infrastructure relying on them.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Millennium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millennium. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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