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"This suggests a fairly shallow eruption vent -- much shallower than what's implied by the existing bathymetry, which shows water depths of several hundred meters or more."

From Science Daily • Jul. 10, 2026

In the first days of the original Metropolitan Police investigation, officers knocked on a door just a few hundred yards from the alley - the home of the Stewart family.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026

Several hundred years old, the seven-bedroom, 4,195-square-foot house was the scene of wild 1960s parties and the backdrop to the collapse of their marriage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

"One hundred percent the most challenging in my career," said Meyers, from the US team Florida Task Force 2, which joined dozens of international missions in Venezuela to search for survivors.

From Barron's • Jul. 7, 2026

This house is too squat; I pictured Charles living in a ramshackle place a hundred years old, the type of location where knobs are always coming off bannisters in people’s hands.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse