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fifty

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Recent Examples of fifty Until the start of the seventies and especially throughout the fifties, Fiedler was discerning without being snobbish, avant-garde without being faddish. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 Meanwhile, Vladimir is a slyly subversive 2022 novel about academia in which a once beautiful English professor, referred to only as M, has begun to feel the effects of aging in her late fifties, while her husband is just reaching his prime. — Literary Hub, 14 May 2026 But this doesn’t make characters in their forties and fifties old. — Literary Hub, 7 May 2026 Between 1960 and 1990, the median age of members of Congress was in the early fifties. — Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fifty

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Noun

The city’s manufacturing ecosystem depends on rough stones sourced from around the world, processed by tens of thousands of workers, and funneled into global markets through trading networks centered in Mumbai.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
But the Swiss government continues to spend tens of millions of dollars a year to maintain it and hundreds of thousands of other bunkers throughout the country — just in case.

— Rob Schmitz, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of ten

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Recology spokesman said toothpaste tubes, even new ones made from HDPE #2 plastic and marked as recyclable, cannot be recycled in San Francisco or in most other communities.

— Anne Makovec, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Governments, business leaders, and economists have tried to estimate which occupations will disappear, which new ones will emerge, and what skills people will need to remain competitive.

— Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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The five that vaulted were Steele Canyon (tied for fourth), Del Norte (tied for seventh), Torrey Pines (tied for seventh), Westview (ninth) and Helix (10th).

— John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
Logano is winless so far this season, and while there have been flashes—two top fives, a pole at Phoenix—there’s also been frustration.

— Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026

Definition of five

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Dozens of people were killed and hundreds injured in the 1979 earthquake, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s records.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Content creator online reviews of hotels, resorts, cruises, restaurants, and airline flights, often with impressive production values, can generate hundreds of thousands, and even millions, of views.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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Ten or so attendees in their twenties and thirties settled across sofas, while a lo-fi YouTube music video was projected on a large screen, which mostly seemed to display a kitten wearing headphones.

— Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
The poll found parental tracking is more common with 18-20 year olds, compared to adults in their twenties.

— Allison Aubrey, NPR, 15 June 2026

Definition of twenty

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At the other end of the market, have a Chelsea dual-action pump for a fiver.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Since movie-ticket purchases are not necessary, customers can just grab a bucket and a fiver (plus tax), and Netflix and chill with way too much popcorn for however many people fit on your couch.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026

Definition of fiver

Noun

Disney pulled a series of strategic levers to get people through their park gates at a time when many are being choosy about how to spend their dollars, according to industry analysts.

— Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Furthermore, extreme pay disparities exist, from low-wage support staff to multi-million dollar executive and athletic salaries, often tracking scale over prestige.

— Scott White, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

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