Nearly a century later, manganese oxide became the basis for the manufacture of chlorine.

约一世纪后，氧化锰成为氯的生成基础。

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The wreckage of the ship so famous it remains a metaphor nearly a century later is collapsing on itself two miles underwater.

泰坦尼克的残骸极为著名，直到这艘船沉没近一个世纪之后，这个短语仍然是著名的比喻，但这些残骸却在水下两英里处渐渐分崩拆离。

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Nearly a century later, many argue that they are still our best bet.

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Nearly a century later, those engines proved ideal for powering cars, which is why many pioneers of the automotive industry got their start building ships.

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Nearly a century later, the list of residents of the enclave, comprised of postage stamp-sized lots packed with large houses, still reads like a red carpet event, with celebs like Tom Hanks and Jason Statham shelling out millions to live there.

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