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Mortgage rates are also at levels not seen since the turn of the century.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
The strong rise in global trade flows is all the more remarkable given that last year saw the largest increase in U.S. tariffs for a century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
A century ago, scrap supplied about 30% of America’s copper, close to the 32% recycled globally today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
When Harmanpreet Kaur scored that unforgettable World Cup century against Australia in the 2017 semi-final, she not only changed the course of a match but the trajectory of women's cricket in India.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Marriage proposals were legally binding in the nineteenth century.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Burton-upon-Trent's connections with the brewing industry date back centuries, with the firm describing its own history and legacy in the town as "iconic".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Despite their small numbers today, the Madaris trace their roots back centuries.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The Navier-Stokes problem, which deals with complex fluid dynamics, had withstood the assaults of mathematicians for almost two centuries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
To reconstruct how stress changed over centuries, the researchers developed a physics-based, four-dimensional earthquake cycle model.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
The bears came back to dens that had been around for centuries, in part so they didn’t have to spend time and energy digging new dens each year.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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