century
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These record-smashing heatwaves have come in a world about 1.4C warmer on average than during the late 19th Century, because of human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
“Miles Davis: A Century of Cool” debuts at Musichead Gallery on Sunset Boulevard, tracing the legendary jazz musician’s evolution.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
Chicken breasts are $3.58 a pound on average, less than half the price of a pound of ground beef, according to the Century Foundation and Groundwork Collaborative report.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
The 2CV, an iconic Citroen model popular for much of the Twentieth Century, will be coming back after production ceased in 1990, reincarnated as an electric vehicle, Citroen announced Thursday.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
In the real world I had never met anyone who sewed her own clothes, but in Century Village, I had met three.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
Vocabulary lists containing century
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