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five

[fahyv] / faɪv /
ADJECTIVE
having five of something
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It was the second time this season Potts has taken five in an innings against Derbyshire after he blew them away with 8-68 to bowl Durham to victory in three days at Chester-le-Street in June.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

Mary Amanuel, 25, turned down places at five top-rated U.K. colleges, including Durham and Manchester.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

Motor City” contains around five lines from the opening moments to the end credits.

From Salon Aug. 22, 2026

Nonetheless, a jury deliberated for five days and ultimately found Miles guilty.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

She arrived just before her shift at five.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

He profited from the two front-nine par fives to pick up three birdies by the turn and lead by one.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Due to the pandemic, we were all split into different changing rooms into fives and he was part of our five.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

Manny Farber said that when he was about 4 years old, his father demonstrated to him how a computer worked by writing a computer program on the fly that could count to 100 by fives.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

Young gave high fives to fans as he left toward the locker room.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 3, 2026

We’d laugh and slap high fives like we been homegirls forever.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles




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