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St. Andrews, on the east coast of Scotland, is lovingly nicknamed the Auld Grey Toon and prides itself as the home of golf and of the Old Course, which dates from the 15th century.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Looking ahead, projections under high greenhouse gas emission scenarios suggest that by the end of the century, the most intense meltwater anomalies could increase by as much as threefold.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
Eighteenth century activities included croquet and designing a custom perfume, all accompanied by fashion photography.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Wu, 22, who defeated Lei Peifan, Mark Selby and Hossein Vafaei to reach the last four, responded with 140, his third century of the day.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
My great-great-grandparents emigrated to America at the turn of the twentieth century; any relatives of mine who died in the Holocaust were cousins of ancestors I never knew.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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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