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A few hundred yards down the road from where the woman was shouting at Landry, hundreds of officials, business leaders and decision makers were gathered in a conference center to discuss Greenland’s economic future.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Four hundred and thirty people from more than 40 countries were on board.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

In total, nearly a hundred refuge sites have been mapped out and incorporated into operational evacuation plans designed to quickly guide people to safe places.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Pratt spent most of his two hours at the Hyde Park block party talking and posing for photos with the hundred or so people who showed up.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

He could shuck very nearly a hundred bushel a day.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck