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century

[sen-chuh-ree] / ˈsɛn tʃə ri /
ADJECTIVE
of one hundred years
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"Calcium and phosphorus levels could also reach the lower end of their healthy ranges later this century."

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

“In terms of sociability, in terms of work cultures, it has been really central to sociability, particularly for men, and increasingly in the 20th century, I think, for women as well,” he said.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Los Angeles’s iconic Pink’s Hot Dogs, a local favorite for more than half a century, is setting up shop in Japan.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Tanzid Hasan Tamim became the first Bangladesh cricketer to score a Test century in Australia as the visitors continued to dominate on day two in Darwin.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The building was less than a block from the Beje, and probably a century newer, but there was no Tante Anna to wax and scrub.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

River otters were hunted by the thousands for their pelts in the 17th and 18th centuries, according to the Sacramento Zoo’s page about the animal.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

With Rew, Dawkins and Mayes having already scored first-class centuries, it is a youth cohort some regard as England's best for a generation.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Later innovations introduced elements of narrative texture and tone, as when the question mark entered the repertoire over the eighth and ninth centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

"In past centuries, Germany was a land rich in water," he said.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

“For centuries the idea of creating artificial rain has been mocked as pseudoscience,” he continued.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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