century
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Amsterdam, writes Mr. Mikhail, was “one of the most significant global metropolises” of the 17th century, its population trebling between 1585 and 1622.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The most recent rupture likely occurred during the nineteenth century.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Several counties there have smaller populations now than they did in the 19th century.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
No vaccine or therapeutic treatment exists for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola responsible for the latest outbreak of the disease, which has killed more than 15,000 people in Africa in the past half century.
From Barron's • May 19, 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
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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