century
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A smile on his face, maybe a classic Rootian century.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Over the past century, scientists have proposed numerous hypotheses, most of them centered on chemical evolution occurring either on Earth or in space.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
Looking at it another way, what was the absolute worst time in the past century to invest in U.S. stocks for 10 years?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The CEO has worked for Nestlé for about a quarter of a century, with stints in Honduras and Mexico and a spell running Nespresso, a brand sold in 81 countries.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Weren’t supposed to bring that into the twenty-first century .
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Vocabulary lists containing century
Perfect Ten: Dec, Cent, Mille
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"Because I Could Not Stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson
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