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forty

[fawr-tee] / ˈfɔr ti /
ADJECTIVE
having 40 of something
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Forty million diapers will be distributed during the program’s first year, with a goal of later expanding the program to provide 160 million.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Forty years ago my own “Bearing the Cross” devoted only three sentences to that summer, noting how King, a preacher’s son, became the group’s “devotional leader.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Forty years ago in February, Jackson wriggled free of her father Joe Jackson’s stifling management with the release of “Control.”

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Forty percent of current workers will retire this decade.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Forty thousand people, forty thousand people, forty thousand people.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby



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