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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Trump is proposing a massive shift in the operation of the canal, which has been under Panamanian control since the turn of the millennium after a deal struck decades earlier.
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Emily Brooks, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
But indexes remain near their records, and the S&P 500 is still on track for one of its best years of the millennium with a gain of 23%.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Indexes are still near their records, and the S&P 500 is still on track for one of its best years of the millennium.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
There is something compelling about a character who was created for an audience of children appealing to children again, especially as Superman movies of the millennium have shifted toward older audiences.
—Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
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Emily Brooks, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
But indexes remain near their records, and the S&P 500 is still on track for one of its best years of the millennium with a gain of 23%.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Indexes are still near their records, and the S&P 500 is still on track for one of its best years of the millennium.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
There is something compelling about a character who was created for an audience of children appealing to children again, especially as Superman movies of the millennium have shifted toward older audiences.
—Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
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“The millennium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20millennium. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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