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century

[sen-chuh-ree] / ˈsɛn tʃə ri /
ADJECTIVE
of one hundred years
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He succeeded, and AC became the dominant U.S. electrical standard by the end of the 19th century.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Goffe said returning to the world of Wonka more than half a century later felt "very surreal", although some things had changed.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Newspaper ads for brides were normalized and proliferated in 19th century America.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

"It's a step toward unifying all of the known fundamental forces, which has been a goal of physicists for more than a century."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Very few occupations in the nineteenth century were open to women, fewer still to abandoned mothers.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

He brings to vivid life a composer whose persona has been debated for centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The saying is one of his favorite maxims, but it hasn’t been uttered by any other world leader for centuries.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

His relatives have been buried here dating back two centuries.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

A study led by researchers at the University of Tartu is now offering a much more detailed look at what happened during those centuries.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

The grand obelisk has been standing on the shore here for many centuries, since 12 BCE.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman




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