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eons

  • plural of eon.

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Eons ago, before they retreated to the inky depths of the caves, the ancestors of these eels may have needed their eyes to hunt and detect predators.

From Science Magazine • May 18, 2023

Eons ago, I wrote an entire book on the subject.

From Washington Post • Nov. 7, 2022

Eons later, few contemporary figures have embraced jewelry’s aspirational potential more than hip-hop artists.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2022

Eons from now, he conjectures, our descendants may occupy other star systems and galaxies, perhaps after shedding their flesh-and-blood bodies and becoming clouds of sentient gas.

From Scientific American • Jun. 16, 2021

Twelve Chief Eons, at the head of all, were the Genii of the twelve Constellations of the Zodiac, and called by Manes Olamin.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert

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