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century

[sen-chuh-ree] / ˈsɛn tʃə ri /
ADJECTIVE
of one hundred years
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For nearly a quarter of a century, Nigel James has been coaching young footballers in south-west London.

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

Unassuming on its surface, that negative is at once a sophisticated industrial product and the source of nearly a century of dreams, joy, terror, fantasy.

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

The powder is residue from a century of grinding corn into flour against the heavy volcanic rock.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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