century
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The state is seeking millions of dollars in damages, the highest penalty sought this century following a wildfire disaster, the California department of insurance said Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Looking ahead, projections under high greenhouse gas emission scenarios suggest that by the end of the century, the most intense meltwater anomalies could increase by as much as threefold.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
Take the historical literary fiction novel “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer” by Patrick Süskind, for example, set in the 18th century.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Wu, 22, who defeated Lei Peifan, Mark Selby and Hossein Vafaei to reach the last four, responded with 140, his third century of the day.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
It is believed that this accident is the first such between horse-drawn vehicle and internal combustion engine in the twentieth century here in the Hoosier heartland.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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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