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hundredth

[huhn-dridth, -dritth] / ˈhʌn drɪdθ, -drɪtθ /
ADJECTIVE
hundred
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So after reading what felt like the hundredth article declaring that my generation had abandoned alcohol, nightlife and socializing altogether, I started wondering whether I was missing something.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

"I am going to be the one hundredth woman to walk on the Moon in my auntie's living room," she said.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

After an hour’s rest, Harris had enough energy to take first in the 100-meter dash in 10.32 seconds — one hundredth of a second faster than his runner-up time last year.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 2026

The other is that, as long as fund companies are vying for every extra hundredth of a percentage point of return, investors will end up winners.

From Barron's Apr. 1, 2026

On this particular day, Bobby was going over once again, perhaps for the hundredth time, the fourth game of the 1985 World Championship match between the two Russian grandmasters Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Servite won the first heat in the boys 4x100 relay in 40.29 — two hundredths off its winning time at last year’s state finals — and is primed to defend its title in the event.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2026

Collins demonstrated why she is one of the Southland’s top sprinters, taking first in the 200 in 23.25 — 30 hundredths of a second off the meet record set in 2002 by L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 19, 2026

That extends a rally in bonds that has clipped more than 30 basis points, or hundredths of a percentage point, from the yield on the benchmark paper over the past month.

From Barron's Feb. 27, 2026

The podium was just three hundredths of a second away.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 25, 2025

Rather, what we know is encoded in cells called neurons— microscopic electrochemical switching elements, typically a few hundredths of a millimeter across.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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