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“In terms of sociability, in terms of work cultures, it has been really central to sociability, particularly for men, and increasingly in the 20th century, I think, for women as well,” he said.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
After a headline-snatching first senior century on Tuesday, the 18-year-old's One-Day Cup drew to a close with 22 in Lancashire's defeat by Durham in the knockout stage on Friday.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Scientists have collected such images of fossil bone for roughly a century.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
The oldest of the two dates back to the 10th century and is a symbol of the region.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The most colorful description of Phineas at Barnum's museum comes from Alton Blackington, a Boston radio and TV reporter who broadcasts his account a century after Phineas's death.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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Subtitled “From Periods to Interrobangs, How Punctuation Remade the World,” the book explores the evolution and effects of the small markings that writers have used for more than four centuries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Magnason’s family is inextricably linked with the environment — they’ve lived in Iceland for centuries and his grandparents were among the first to explore and research the glaciers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
"It's deeply tied to the history... it's been a Black community for centuries."
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
The documents came from locations ranging from England to Ethiopia and were produced between the late eighth and early 20th centuries.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
After centuries of misery, slavery, injustice, and foreign interference, the people of Haiti had claimed their country.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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