centennial

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The budding friendship will be tested by a high-stakes heist, carried out during the city's centennial gala by a snake, a species long banned from the city.

From Barron's

If the Enchanted Garden at the Poe Museum in Richmond, which celebrates its centennial this year, had a voice, it might have a choice word to say as well.

From Washington Post

The Cathedral Choral Society originally intended to present “I Have Something to Say” in 2020 as a reflection on the centennial of the 19th Amendment.

From Washington Post

The book will be going under the hammer as centennial celebrations of Ulysses are under way.

From BBC

“Americans celebrated Washington’s birthday long before Congress declared it a federal holiday. The centennial of his birth prompted festivities nationally and Congress established a Joint Committee to arrange for the occasion,” the federal agency continued.

From Washington Times