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Peck decided to focus on designing and making handcrafted furniture that could last another hundred years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Dr. Andres Acosta, a gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic, said it is valuable information because many patients pay several hundred dollars out of pocket for the drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Two hundred fifty years ago, the “truths” Thomas Jefferson laid out in the Declaration of Independence were not yet “self-evident,” as Elaine Pagels pointed out in a recent essay.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Several hundred people, including some in combat uniforms and wearing face coverings, have taken part in a dissident republican Easter commemoration in Londonderry.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

He could shuck very nearly a hundred bushel a day.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck