fifth
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In the second inning, Shohei Ohtani, who moved up to the cleanup spot after hitting fifth the day before, drew a five-pitch walk without taking a swing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
“On our fourth or fifth session, I was like, ‘This is my girl,’” Kay says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
UE Cornella, on the edge of Barcelona and in the fifth tier, is the nursery where young players grow.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
So Oura has to keep spending heavily on marketing—about a fifth of revenue—to sell new rings every year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The wheels slowed, clickety-clack, find the fifth, clickety-clack, find the fifth, as the motorman applied the brake and the train made its way ’round a steep mountain curve.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
According to NHS England, the mental health workforce has been boosted by two fifths since 2019.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
At meets, Mara racked up prize ribbons: lots of third-places, fourths, fifths, and sixths, the occasional second, the very rare first.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2024
Caucus members account for three fifths of the lower house and half of the senate seats.
From Reuters ● Sep. 27, 2023
The song has easy rhythms, said Glass, but it’s more challenging to sing because of the wider vocal range and the way the melody line leaps by fifths and octaves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
They had caught Seabiscuit running the fifth-fastest mile ever run, just three fifths of a second off the world record.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
