the turn of the century

noun phrase

: the beginning of a new century

Examples of the turn of the century in a Sentence

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When the Clay Mathematics Institute announced seven Millennium Prize Problems at the turn of the century, the Riemann hypothesis loomed above the other six. — Quanta Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

Since the turn of the century, Tkachuk is only the 10th NHL player to log hat tricks in consecutive games. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Since the turn of the century and the advent of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Michigan has shed around 300,000 manufacturing jobs, many of which went to Canada, the congressman’s office said. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

OpenAI’s Tuesday release does not include a solution to any of the remaining Millennium Prize problems, which were designated by mathematicians at the turn of the century as deep questions that could motivate wide-ranging discoveries. — Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the turn of the century

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