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In a new study, Northwestern researchers examined all 130,267 babies born in Georgia in 2017 and followed their fathers for the next five years, through 2022.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Guinea-Bissau, a Portuguese-speaking country wedged between Senegal and Guinea, has experienced five coups and numerous attempted putsches since independence from Portugal in 1974.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
For five of those, he’s been working at the Tool Box, amusing himself by idly messing with customers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
In particular, a 3% annual increase in average hourly earnings was the lowest in more than five years—evidence that though the labor market remains stable, it isn’t overheating and contributing to inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
He poured himself a cup too, dropping in his usual five lumps of sugar as though rationing had never been invented.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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
A half dozen little kids have come out of the bleachers seeking high fives from any Palisades High basketball player.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026
Rahm has failed to add to eight major top fives, including two wins, accrued before leaving the PGA Tour.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
I plan to use my unit mostly for high fives, and ask only for an AI Mel Blanc voice option that recalls Twiki from the old Buck Rogers in the 25th Century series.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
At least a dozen people swarm around Link, battering him with backslaps and high fives.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
