centurion
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Cap centurion Courtney Lawes, who has returned to English rugby with Sale after two seasons at Brive, believes the RFU should review the policy to ensure the best players are available.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
England selection should no longer be restricted to players based at domestic clubs, according to cap centurion Courtney Lawes.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Opening batsman Pathum Nissanka, a centurion against Australia, fell for nine exposing Sri Lank's shaky middle order and they folded in 16.4 overs.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
This year alone there have been 10 hundreds, including three first-time centurions, one first-time double centurion, and Mulder's record-breaking knock.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025
Their lead centurion, a big seventeen-year-old guy named Dakota, was just calling her name—the last one on the roll.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
Think of the centurions who cast lots for Christ’s robes on the day of the Crucifixion in 33 A.D.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
“And so the law is the guardrails. So there has to be lawyers who are prepared to protect those guardrails and to stand as centurions, as I refer to us.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2026
He’s been prattling on about Marcus Aurelius’ “Meditations” and sharing Facebook nonsense about centurions ever since.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
Red Bull have moved into a select group of Formula 1 centurions, with only Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes and Williams ahead of them.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2023
Revolutionaries, Roman centurions, Napoleonic cavalry on skeletal horses.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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