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changes that occurred during the last ice age
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During the transition from the Pliocene to the Pleistocene, the North Sea experienced significant climatic shifts tied to the onset of ice ages.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The lake was formed by glaciers during the last ice age more than 10,000 years ago.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026
Sandwiched between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, the Gulf is geologically young; the shallowest areas have been under water for only around 6,000 years and the body of water overall is only a result of glaciers melting at the end of the last ice age.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
Bison—survivors of ice ages and near extinction, to later become our national animal—wander freely at the whims of the matriarch cow bison that lead the cow-calf groups.
—Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 14 May 2026
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The lake was formed by glaciers during the last ice age more than 10,000 years ago.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026
Sandwiched between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, the Gulf is geologically young; the shallowest areas have been under water for only around 6,000 years and the body of water overall is only a result of glaciers melting at the end of the last ice age.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
Bison—survivors of ice ages and near extinction, to later become our national animal—wander freely at the whims of the matriarch cow bison that lead the cow-calf groups.
—Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for ice age
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“Ice age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20age. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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