How native speakers pronounce “century”

Around the world, there were no public systems of education, really, before the 19th century. They all came into being to meet the needs of industrialism.

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and generally have a complete digital picture of everything that's happening. In the 20th century, we built transportation infrastructure. We built power infrastructure.

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thrived for thousands of years. But 20th-century markets for seafood beyond the bay upended the system. More recently, the bay has been known for brown tides

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An argument that some have called the most important decision the Supreme Court has made in a century. When I walked into the court that day,

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In the case of our nation, it took centuries. We had to live occupied and under oppression for century after century. But we never gave up on our identity.

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and ended up defeating the previously undefeated great Ali in the fight of the century. So next time you hear a gloomy prediction about the social world,

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