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century

[sen-chuh-ree] / ˈsɛn tʃə ri /
ADJECTIVE
of one hundred years
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Anywhere, which owned well-known brokerage brands such as Century 21, Sotheby’s and Coldwell Banker, was the second-biggest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Meritage, KB Home, Century Communities, and LGI Homes are midsize builders trading between 0.5-times and 0.9-times book value.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Candidate Tomás Sidenfaden, a software developer and entrepreneur who lives in Century City, also criticized how the county handled the fire.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

These record-smashing heatwaves have come in a world about 1.4C warmer on average than during the late 19th Century, because of human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Many people from Century Village walked the beach where there was a sidewalk with markers for every half mile.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg




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