nine
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Additionally, South Korean government officials said nine citizens working on building a hydropower plant were missing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Median wait times from diagnosis to the first course of treatment increased during the period for all cancers, ranging from nine to 14 days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Research suggests that number is set to increase by almost a fifth with nine proposed in Wales.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
As a devout Catholic, he has nine children, each of whom recently appeared in a YouTube series following his family’s road trip across America to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
By nine o’clock a miracle had taken place.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
"How many nines of reliability do you need to scale?"
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
On the international stage, Spain have historically found joy using midfielders as false nines rather than traditional strikers.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
The reliability of core services on the internet is often measured in nines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
“The majority of festivals you go to don’t have art installations or people who are dressed to the nines in festival outfits,” Breuner said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
Juan was there too, and Tee, Bennie, Jerome, Izzy, and Nydia, all dressed to the nines.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
