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On the night of the world's worst nuclear accident, he was working as a turbine mechanic in unit number two, a few hundred metres from reactor number four, which exploded during a safety test.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Three hundred million years ago, Earth looked nothing like it does today.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

Several hundred miles away, the traditional order in Scotland was turned over in 2007, when the SNP stunned the political establishment by beating Labour in another of its spiritual homelands.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

The Chinese car market is intensely competitive, with more than a hundred brands fighting for survival.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

A hundred and eighty miles straight north into the wind, up the middle of the great river that historically is a highway across Alaska.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen