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hundredth

[huhn-dridth, -dritth] / ˈhʌn drɪdθ, -drɪtθ /
ADJECTIVE
hundred
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So after reading what felt like the hundredth article declaring that my generation had abandoned alcohol, nightlife and socializing altogether, I started wondering whether I was missing something.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

San Jacinto Valley Academy sophomore Kaaliyah Lacy clocked 13.44 to win the 100 hurdles, one hundredth off her state-leading time that earned her the Division 4 section title one week ago.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2026

The other is that, as long as fund companies are vying for every extra hundredth of a percentage point of return, investors will end up winners.

From Barron's Apr. 1, 2026

Their slow pace is compensated by a high-speed weapon: a tongue that can accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in about one hundredth of a second.

From Science Daily Nov. 19, 2025

After what felt like my hundredth failed attempt at a backflip, I finally fell down and didn’t get back up.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

Combe is the defending champion, having edged Hanne Thomsen of Santa Rosa Montgomery by five hundredths of a second in the finals last year.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2026

That extends a rally in bonds that has clipped more than 30 basis points, or hundredths of a percentage point, from the yield on the benchmark paper over the past month.

From Barron's Feb. 27, 2026

With the margin between winning gold and going home empty handed "hundredths of a second", two-time world champion Weston knows that innovation in aerodynamics is key to the "minor gains" needed.

From BBC Feb. 7, 2026

Their overall scores are within a few hundredths of a percentage point of each other.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 8, 2025

Rather, what we know is encoded in cells called neurons— microscopic electrochemical switching elements, typically a few hundredths of a millimeter across.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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