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"We're thrilled to have Lena turn her gaze from the tumult of one's twenties to the milestone of turning forty," Amy Gravitt, executive vice-president of HBO programming, said.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

One reason to be confident that AI’s market-beating odds won’t improve in any lasting way is a famous article written nearly forty years ago by William Sharpe, the 1990 Nobel laureate in economics.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

Arbaeen, which means forty in Arabic, marks the 40th day of mourning for the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed and a founding figure in Shia Islam.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

In 1976, scientists realized that γ Cas emits X-rays about forty times stronger than similar stars.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2026

The King of the Belgians alone was accompanied by a retinue of forty mice, and he was but one king among many.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

"I had gone to bed a bit late, but the air-raid sirens woke me up, leaving me feeling anxious," said Nawal Saad, a Bahraini civil servant in her forties.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

"We're not cutting the trees. We just pick up whatever wood's already on the ground to use for the fire," said Nafisa, a woman in her forties navigating the dry grasslands.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

Even though McDaniels is still in his forties, he has been working in the same system long enough that he seems to know instantly how to address any situation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

Temperatures are expected to peak on Tuesday, reaching the "high forties" Celsius in the southern states of Victoria and South Australia, the Bureau of Meteorology said.

From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026

Silverstein is a slender, short man in his late forties, with a mustache and glasses, and he has an alert, quick gaze.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston