century

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It’s a far cry from the dusty streets where Francisco Robles sold his watermelons from a truck more than a century ago.

From Los Angeles Times

Though it may seem odd to launch a new band after more than a collective century of experience in the music industry, Bradbury and Webb agree that 84 Days “sounded like too much fun” to not pursue.

From Los Angeles Times

The win over Mike Tyson generated headlines; the reality was a 58-year-old whose best nights belong to another century.

From BBC

"The urns were deposited at the same time as they were packed tightly within the pit and adhered to the same 15th to 13th Century BC date range."

From BBC

Conway didn't knock off a world record, but he did edge past McKenzie in another way, with his sixth Test century -- one more than the South African.

From Barron's