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Canadian singer Alanis Morissette, inescapable in the 1990s, and American record producer Walter Afanasieff were also among the total of nine songwriters joining the Hall of Fame this year.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

For every dollar the state spends on Medicaid, the feds chip in an additional one to nine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

In the UK, nine times out of 10, when I get stopped is for a British comedy I did called “Four Lions.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Centcom says it had disabled nine vessels and redirected 135 more since since the blockade began on 13 April.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

At seven and nine years old—blurs of untucked shirts, grimy knee pants, and stockings bagging down around their ankles— they overtook the shop with their noise.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu