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century

[sen-chuh-ree] / ˈsɛn tʃə ri /
ADJECTIVE
of one hundred years
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He said that even just settling a handful of people on the Red Planet is unlikely this century due to unsolved technological and biological challenges.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Two different answers have evolved—and clashed—since the late 19th century.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Both paintings had been a part of the hotel for more than a century.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Another theory, proposed in earlier studies, suggests the parasite may have arrived in red foxes imported for hunting about a century ago.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

In the last half century alone, it has survived having a rock thrown at it, red paint sprayed at it, and a teacup hurled at it.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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