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"I would say that it is definitely one of the worst fire crises I've seen in the past, maybe eight to 10 years."
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
On eight of the last 14 days, Jordan’s military has reported on its website intercepting missiles or drones fired from Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Earlier this year, a government review by former minister Alan Milburn, external found one in eight young people aged 16 to 24 in the UK are not in education, employment or training.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The 39-day tournament brought more than 560,000 fans to SoFi Stadium for eight matches, 250,000 fans to 10 official fan zones and a projected $892 million in economic impact across L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
I stopped growing when I was eight and I was small to begin with.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
We gather in sixes and eights for dinner at places chosen more for their decibels than their desserts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Looping mischievously around one another, befezzed Shriners do figure eights on their tiny motorcycles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Goddesses on roller skates glide in buttery figure eights across the glass-fiber-reinforced concrete.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
It's plausible Ekitike could adapt into that hybrid eight/10 position, playing alongside Wirtz much in the way Pep Guardiola has historically used two aggressive eights in front of a number six.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2025
There were cut lashings of net twine visible there, loose ends dangling, ten or twenty figure eights, cut through cleanly on an angle.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
