the turn of the century

noun phrase

: the beginning of a new century

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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 The 14-acre parcel has been unused since the Gates plant closed around the turn of the century and was eventually fully demolished in 2014. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026 Carnegie Mellon’s roots and alumni Dating back to the turn of the century, steel magnate Andrew Carnegie established the original school in 1900 as a technical college in Pittsburgh, where his company was based. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the turn of the century

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