century
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Investors are seeing few signs of a pullback like the one during the turn of the century crash that rocked tech markets for a decade.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Some specimens discovered over the last century retained detailed skin impressions and other soft tissue features, earning the nickname "dinosaur mummies."
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
He stayed in a West Cliff guest house, gazing, as everyone must do, across the harbor where the remains of the 13th century Whitby Abbey dominate the East Cliff.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Robinson has led his county to three wins from five matches, taking 17 wickets and scoring an impressive century against Surrey on the way.
From BBC • May 13, 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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