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A hundred years ago Einstein himself held to the then-standard belief that the universe had no beginning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Rather, it points to the same conclusion that held for almost the first hundred years of the nation—that the federal government may raise an army, but it may not force anyone to serve in it.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

It currently has just a few hundred operational satellites, while SpaceX has more than 10,000 and already serves both enterprise customers and the wider public.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

That winter Taylor had secured his place in England's Test side throughout their series in South Africa, having scored his first international hundred at the end of the 2015 summer.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The night shift means fewer calls, two hundred an hour instead of three times that during the day.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse