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The word “riff” appears in the book close to a hundred times, most often in association with Mr. Richards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Six hundred European service stations ran out of diesel last weekend.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Rather, it points to the same conclusion that held for almost the first hundred years of the nation—that the federal government may raise an army, but it may not force anyone to serve in it.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

That winter Taylor had secured his place in England's Test side throughout their series in South Africa, having scored his first international hundred at the end of the 2015 summer.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Ever since childhood I had loved to step into this room where a hundred ticking voices welcomed me.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom