fifty
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To investigate this connection, the team studied a large multicenter group consisting of fifty patients and one hundred brain hemispheres.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
Harry Brook shone with a sensational 15-ball fifty as Sunrisers Leeds posted the highest total in Hundred history in their 37-run win against London Spirit.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Around fifty miners have already taken part, and all of them have received job offers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
He blunders on Warren Buffett, stating that his company, Berkshire Hathaway, hasn’t made a garment “in over fifty years,” but the company only closed its textile operations 41 years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
The mother said they had driven almost a hundred and fifty miles looking for a Sunoco station because they were the cleanest, but what good was clean if you couldn’t get in?
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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The billionaire businessman, in his fifties -- his exact age is unknown -- was arrested by the FBI in March 2023 in his luxury Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Steven Andersen, in his fifties, the grandson of a Norwegian immigrant to the United States, was wearing the vibrant red jersey of Norway's team and drinking in the scene in a bar.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
"He'll be out in his fifties," says Izzy's younger sister, Georgina.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
The 35-year-old has had a quiet winter with no fifties in 15 international innings across all formats, though a 97 not out in the SA20 in January casts doubt on those writing him off entirely.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
The picture was probably taken in the late fifties or early sixties, and shows a big rectangular swimming pool with all these happy people—children, parents—splashing about having a great time.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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