as in nothing
the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it
for dates, the year is automatically listed as a pair of aughts, so the user has to scroll down to the correct figure
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Back in the aughts, TV didn’t need this; retention was baked into episodic releases that usually premiered weekly.
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2024
With a biting script by Tina Fey, the film fearlessly explores the dark side of the early aughts adolescent social scene.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2024
For example, proteins called sirtuins had a moment in the aughts.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 12 Aug. 2024
Kobayashi, 46, rose to fame as a competitive eater in his native Japan before bringing his talents stateside in the early aughts.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2024
With a biting script by Tina Fey, the film fearlessly explores the dark side of the early aughts adolescent social scene.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2024
For example, proteins called sirtuins had a moment in the aughts.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 12 Aug. 2024
Kobayashi, 46, rose to fame as a competitive eater in his native Japan before bringing his talents stateside in the early aughts.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Aught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aught. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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