Examples of the turn of the century in a Sentence
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Since the turn of the century, Southern California air regulators have drastically diminished the dense clouds of lung-searing pollution that once hung over the region.
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
The amount of land set aside for cargo storage has almost doubled in size since the turn of the century.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
Support for authoritarian measures to tackle the chronic issues of crime and economic growth in Latin America has significantly increased since the turn of the century.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Here's a sampling of other head coaches/managers who experienced a similar fate to Griffin since the turn of the century, and there are some familiar names.
—Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2024
Over the past 100 years, Argentina went from being seen as a paragon of stability and success to brutal military dictatorship, experiencing violent coups and, at the turn of the century, economic collapse.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 22 Jan. 2024
And, at the turn of the century, Reverend James Wesley Hurse began his religious career preaching revivals in Belvidere Hollow; later, Hurse founded the St. Stephen Baptist Church just south of the hollow.
—Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
One of the other things is that the photographs from the turn of the century are often devoid of any modern context.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
At the turn of the century, Curbishley had led Charlton Athletic not just to the Premier League, but into the top half of the table.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
The amount of land set aside for cargo storage has almost doubled in size since the turn of the century.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
Support for authoritarian measures to tackle the chronic issues of crime and economic growth in Latin America has significantly increased since the turn of the century.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Here's a sampling of other head coaches/managers who experienced a similar fate to Griffin since the turn of the century, and there are some familiar names.
—Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2024
Over the past 100 years, Argentina went from being seen as a paragon of stability and success to brutal military dictatorship, experiencing violent coups and, at the turn of the century, economic collapse.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 22 Jan. 2024
And, at the turn of the century, Reverend James Wesley Hurse began his religious career preaching revivals in Belvidere Hollow; later, Hurse founded the St. Stephen Baptist Church just south of the hollow.
—Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
One of the other things is that the photographs from the turn of the century are often devoid of any modern context.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
At the turn of the century, Curbishley had led Charlton Athletic not just to the Premier League, but into the top half of the table.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
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