forty

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Birol told Australian media that at least forty energy assets across the region had been "severely or very severely damaged" in the conflict.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

The premium attached to European defense plays in the current environment are reflected in a price-to-earnings multiple of almost forty times for 2026, more than double that of the overall market.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

The middle-aged artist appears in the picture’s foreground while behind her “are three small figures, dressed in the winter clothing of the girls of forty years ago.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Over roughly forty years, the direction of this research has shifted in notable ways.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2025

I bite my lip at the insult, unsure whether—beyond me—her crack was supposed to be about culture, quantum, or the nearly forty tribal Nations within what’s currently called Oklahoma.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith