forty

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But if anyone there didn’t already know who I was, they surely noticed the forty armed guards surrounding me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

In our town, we’re told in the new LA28 announcement of the Cultural Olympiad: “It’s been forty years. Los Angeles is ready to do it again.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Diana Zuckerman, the founder and president of the National Center for Health Research, has worked in health policy research and advocacy in Washington, D.C., for more than forty years.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

In 1976, scientists realized that γ Cas emits X-rays about forty times stronger than similar stars.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

I knew this because I was born less than forty miles from where I was stranded now.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell