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Its reputation dates back to the Middle Ages and early Renaissance, when the city became known as a place to purchase luxury goods.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
Many of these money-spending traditions can be traced back to the Middle Ages.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
How dragons existed in the imagination of both Europe in the Middle Ages and China in the fifth millennium BC, though the cultures were unaware of the other’s existence.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
In the Middle Ages, killings that happened in self-defense or by accident were still punishable by death.
—Bernadette Meyler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
Many of these money-spending traditions can be traced back to the Middle Ages.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
How dragons existed in the imagination of both Europe in the Middle Ages and China in the fifth millennium BC, though the cultures were unaware of the other’s existence.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
In the Middle Ages, killings that happened in self-defense or by accident were still punishable by death.
—Bernadette Meyler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the Middle Ages
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“The Middle Ages.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Middle%20Ages. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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