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five

[fahyv] / faɪv /
ADJECTIVE
having five of something
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She was also handed a suspended 12-month jail term, 120 hours of unpaid work and five days of rehabilitation activity.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

JPMorgan Asset Management’s Michael Cembalest calculates that the debt issuance by the five hyperscalers, plus Nvidia, equates to 70% of new Treasury long-duration borrowing.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

In January, Advent opened an office in Tokyo and five months later made its first direct investment in Japan with the acquisition of Japan Wellbeing, a provider of home care for the aged.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Tiger Woods was suspended from driving for five years and fined after reaching a plea deal at a Florida court Wednesday in connection with a rollover crash in March.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

He eventually traveled with his wife and five children as a family singing group, bearing the message of God’s love throughout Europe and the Middle East.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Brokers have the option to buy an additional 83.3 million shares as part of a standard overallotment option to help balance supply and demand, messing up the nine fives.

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

In general, mobile homes are two to fives times more vulnerable in an earthquake than wood-frame houses, according to earthquake experts in California.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2026

Manny Farber said that when he was about 4 years old, his father demonstrated to him how a computer worked by writing a computer program on the fly that could count to 100 by fives.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

The outbreak in Enfield comes as the government launches a wider campaign to improve childhood vaccination uptake for measles and other jabs for under fives.

From BBC Feb. 16, 2026

TJ chimes in, slapping fives with Pop Pop.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles




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