century
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These humble devices, which surged into mass production in the first half of the 20th century, had two jobs: tell time and wake you up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Both paintings had been a part of the hotel for more than a century.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The last El Nino cycle in 2023-2024 brought southern Africa's worst drought in more than a century, leaving 61 million people in need of assistance, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
A quarter of a century is a long time, after all.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
Throughout the nineteenth century, periodic waves of the disease sent more mortals than usual off to the world of spirits.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Vocabulary lists containing century
Perfect Ten: Dec, Cent, Mille
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"Because I Could Not Stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson
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