five

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On March 10, the company announced that it planned to spend $250 billion over the next five years as it accelerates the deployment of fiber, 5G, and wireless across the country.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Platner, 41, was already asking voters to absolve him of all prior actions up to five years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Please don’t make Galitzine do five of these movies, even though he’s very good.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

"The fairways are very generous. They're more generous than they were in 2018 but the first cut of rough is five inches long," said McIlroy.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The cave mouth was five paces away, and wider than he remembered.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver