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Late on Tuesday night, several hundred students demonstrated on the streets of capital city, Dakar, declaring their support for Sonko.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

His dynastic claim was that he was a descendant of Eowa, the brother of Penda, a great Mercian warrior who had lived a hundred years before.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

In total, nearly a hundred refuge sites have been mapped out and incorporated into operational evacuation plans designed to quickly guide people to safe places.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

One hundred firefighter personnel were assigned to the Bain fire.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Mr. Gibson said, "The first prize is fifty thousand dollars. There are other prizes, too. One hundred and fifty thousand in prizes."

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell