century
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Well over a century of misguided land management and development practices have left the state increasingly vulnerable to frequent and severe fire that risks destroying communities and ecosystems.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Their findings suggest that although certain areas may temporarily accumulate more carbon as water levels increase, the overall capacity of mangrove forests to store carbon is likely to decline over the next century.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
Ashgabat draws the origins of the cult to Turkmenistan's pre-statehood era, when nomadic tribes lived on the desert lands before Russia conquered them in the 19th century.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The latest bonanza surrounds a historic silver mine in Idaho that hasn’t been fully operational for a quarter century.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
It was late in August 1814—a new century and a new war.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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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