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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But by the turn of the millennium, Nintendo had begun to lose steam, outsold by Sony’s PlayStation and approaching the 2000s with a bloodied nose.
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Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
Andrew Wakefield’s campaign in the U.K. and globally at the turn of the millennium to connect the MMR shot to autism provides an infamous illustration of how the anti-vaccine community operates.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Prolonged uncertainty Accounting for uncertainty for a matter of days might prove to be somewhat optimistic—elections since the turn of the millennium have dragged on for weeks before a final result was announced.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
At the turn of the millennium, the teen queen captured the hearts of millions with her pop hits — and, unknowingly, established a business model that would carry for decades to come.
—James Dinh, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
Andrew Wakefield’s campaign in the U.K. and globally at the turn of the millennium to connect the MMR shot to autism provides an infamous illustration of how the anti-vaccine community operates.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Prolonged uncertainty Accounting for uncertainty for a matter of days might prove to be somewhat optimistic—elections since the turn of the millennium have dragged on for weeks before a final result was announced.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
At the turn of the millennium, the teen queen captured the hearts of millions with her pop hits — and, unknowingly, established a business model that would carry for decades to come.
—James Dinh, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2024
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“The millennium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20millennium. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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