Meaning of '70s | Babel Free

Definitions

Alternative spelling of 70s.

alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only

Examples

“If the '60s were over in 1972, the ’70s were in trouble⟳ by 1977. Don't get⟳ me wrong — the Eagles and Foreigner and Earth, Wind & Fire are, er, survivors. Good or bad they're careerists, they jog two miles a day, and they're all destined to outlast the Ramones.”

“Heckman has been analyzing data from two famous early-childhood intervention programs, the Abecedarian Project of the ’70s and the Perry Preschool project of the ’60s. Both have⟳ furnished ample evidence that, if you enroll very young children from poor families in programs that give⟳ both them and their parents an extra boost⟳, then they grow⟳ up to be wealthier and healthier than their counterparts—less fat, less sick, better educated, and, for men, more likely to hold⟳ down a job.”

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