forty
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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
That changed when an international team returned to the site using modern technology unavailable to scientists forty years earlier.
From Science Daily ● May 20, 2026
In our town, we’re told in the new LA28 announcement of the Cultural Olympiad: “It’s been forty years. Los Angeles is ready to do it again.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
The premium attached to European defense plays in the current environment are reflected in a price-to-earnings multiple of almost forty times for 2026, more than double that of the overall market.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 11, 2026
Thirty or forty people were all that could fit in.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Nasser Al-Dhafiri, a civil servant in his forties, described "immense psychological pressure" on ordinary people as the attacks sparked fears of electricity outages.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 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
One of the defectors was a woman in her forties who had crossed the border before.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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