centennial
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Earlier this year, with Brooks’ centennial approaching, the Cinematheque began thinking about how to mark the milestone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
America’s mood wasn’t much happier at the bicentennial—or the 1876 centennial for that matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The first World’s Fair held in America would be happening at the same time in Philadelphia, so the city was also chosen as the site of the centennial events.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
By the centennial in 1876, public celebrations of the Revolution seldom mentioned external assistance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Considering that the next centennial celebration would be in the year 2035, we didn’t think Grandma would have a problem with it.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
This season, he has claimed his modernist bona fides — leading Berg and Schoenberg works that aren’t far from their centennials.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2020
Turkcan said millennials were born between 1979 and 1996, and centennials - the next major generation for baseball - began in 1997 and ended between four and eight years ago.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 27, 2019
Turkcan said millennials were born between 1979 and 1996, and centennials — the next major generation for baseball — began in 1997 and ended between four and eight years ago.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2019
From Bernstein centennials at Tanglewood to Mahler in the desert, concerts across the country you don’t want to miss this season.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2018
On the southern side of the street were a mix of larger apartment buildings, and at either end of the block were churches that had recently celebrated their centennials.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
Vocabulary lists containing centennial
Perfect Ten: Dec, Cent, Mille
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