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[sev-uhn-tee-ayt] / ˈsɛv ən tiˈeɪt /


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Gomez, 78, was involved in the farmworker movement years ago.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

A FactSet analyst poll had expected operating loss of 5.79 billion euros on revenue of 78 billion euros.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

After a turnout of nearly 78 percent, the highest since 1999, Eisenkot said it would be a mistake to hold a second election and vowed to work "swiftly" to form a government.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

“Sandbags are doing great,” Tim Hogan, 78, said to a friend passing him on the sidewalk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The driver revved the engine, backed up and raced away, escaping down Highway 78.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman

For decades, he had chafed against the 78’s constraints, occasionally recording two- or four-sided works and in concert letting pieces unfold over dozens of minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

Dancing the foxtrot to Katy Perry’s “Unconditionally” and a freestyle dance to District 78’s “Que Calor,” Gomez and her partner, Val Chmerkovskiy, got perfect scores to secure the top prize.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2023

Whitey Morgan & the 78’s The honky-tonk band performs.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2015

We also have thousands of LP’s, mostly 78’s, and four or five old-fashioned phonographs to play them on, the old kind with the horn and the crank.

From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2011

In last week's third round Parks got a 73 while Thomson was taking 77, Sarazen and Krueger 78's.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the 78s she left behind, she’s an intriguingly forceful presence—but remote, as if heard from the next room through a paper cup and string.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

What he found in the 78s that Juarez left behind was more than a record collection; they were miniature time capsules from a teenage world bound by friendship, community, and music.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

The results in the final two rounds — back-to-back 78s that left him 13 over par for the event — were the result of cooler temperatures and his physical limitations.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2023

He picked out four stacks of 78s and paid $100.

From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2022

This Woods, the one hobbling on a rebuilt right leg that he could’ve lost in that horrific car crash 14 months ago, closed with back-to-back 78s that were the worst scores of his Masters career.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2022


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