noughties
Britishplural noun
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When Swinney last led the SNP in the early noughties the party lost ground in elections for Westminster 2001, Holyrood in 2003 and in the European elections in 2004.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
The original star of the decade-long noughties movie franchise, now 36, revealed in November that he had sent a letter to McLaughlin, who then sent "a very sweet note back".
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
These peaked in 1968 and 1999, and U.S. secular equity bear markets followed in the 1970s and noughties, he notes.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026
Heiress and noughties icon Paris Hilton, US gymnast Jordan Chiles and former reality TV star Bethenny Frankel were among the presenters.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025
Radcliffe, who played the famous schoolboy wizard in the decade-long noughties film franchise, told Good Morning America he wrote directly to McLaughlin after the child star was cast in the lead role.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025
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