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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Beyond the budding relationship, Richards also noticed that some of Von Mierer’s predictions of disaster and doom at the end of the millennium weren’t exactly happening.
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Peter Larsen, Daily News, 2 June 2026
What might have sounded like a bold claim at the turn of the millennium has turned into a self-fulfilling prophecy in today’s era of big data and artificial intelligence.
—Sandra Matz, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
The New York Knicks’ first NBA Finals berth since the turn of the millennium prompts the question.
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At the turn of the millennium, soccer in the United States occupied a fragile yet promising position.
—Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
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Peter Larsen, Daily News, 2 June 2026
What might have sounded like a bold claim at the turn of the millennium has turned into a self-fulfilling prophecy in today’s era of big data and artificial intelligence.
—Sandra Matz, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
The New York Knicks’ first NBA Finals berth since the turn of the millennium prompts the question.
—James Jackson, New York Times, 26 May 2026
At the turn of the millennium, soccer in the United States occupied a fragile yet promising position.
—Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
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“The millennium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20millennium. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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