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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

The metallic nanoparticles in Vienna achieved this benchmark in only about one hundredth of a second.

From Science Daily ● May 11, 2026

Investors benefit from fund companies competing for every hundredth of a percentage point, but should consider tax implications before switching funds for small gains.

From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026

Servite won the boys 4x100 relay in 40.27, one hundredth of a second faster than its prelim time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2025

And for the hundredth time, as she waited for darkness, she tried to push away the question that kept coming into her head: Where was Mo?

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

The 26-year-old finished only eight hundredths of a second behind Werro in Lausanne last week and took European bronze in Birmingham.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Torrance senior Nicolas Obimgba won the Invitational 100 in 10.24, three hundredths of a second off the meet record set last year by Mt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026

The Olympics are an incredible showcase but also a pinhole sample—a once-every-four-years event in which glory and disaster can come down to hundredths of seconds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 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

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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