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forty

adjective as in having 40 of something

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Next comes another man in his forties covered in shrapnel wounds.

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A Riverside man in his forties fatally overdosed on the substance in March but the cause was not officially determined until this month, the Riverside University Health System said in a news release.

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Fighters like Bernard Hopkins and Foreman have shown it's possible to compete at an elite level into their late forties, albeit they are one of a few anomalies.

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Only forty minutes later, towards the end of the news bulletin, did the anchorman briefly mention the death of Roman Starovoit.

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The next hour and forty minutes were described by Gen Caine during the Pentagon briefing in a level of detail not normally disclosed to the public.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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