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"This name is the tip of the iceberg," Yeni leader Ozgur Ozel told a party meeting on Wednesday, describing the scandal as "the robbery of the century".

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Half a century later, Jiang is still the reason the Communist Party recoils at any hint of a leader’s spouse wielding power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Even the best satires of the 21st century — “Idiocracy,” “Team America: World Police,” “Sorry to Bother You,” “Eddington” — initially stumbled at the box office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Dating back to the 19th century, the masterpiece was based on sketches made in Rome.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

This is crucial, because in the late fifteenth century the cost of a dowry is rapidly inflating: the size of a respectable dowry is growing wildly each year.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Mulberry has been eaten as food and used in traditional medicine for centuries.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Halley's Comet is one of the most famous comets in our Solar System and has been observed from Earth for centuries.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The bond bear market of 2022 and 2023 was probably the worst in centuries, and hardly anyone talked about it, because it mostly hit pension funds and insurers rather than everyday investors.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Today the street’s well-preserved Western and Victorian buildings from the 19th and 20th centuries blend with contemporary storefronts occupied by booksellers, coffee shops, restaurants and galleries, many locally owned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Astronomers have known for centuries that the earth takes twenty-four hours to complete one full rotation—one day.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong