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Kennedy marked his 90th birthday on Thursday and says his favorite topic of conversation is not the nine justices but his nine grandchildren.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
After arriving in Downing Street on Monday, Burnham delivered a speech without notes and without the traditional lecturn, symbolising the more relaxed image he cultivated over nine years as Manchester mayor.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Companies aren’t required to categorize perks, so reporters created a taxonomy of nine types of perks, including an “other” category.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
His first touch of the football in a competitive game was a jet sweep that went for nine yards and a first down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
They’d only had takeout twice in nine months.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
"How many nines of reliability do you need to scale?"
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
In early June, hundreds of fans dressed to the nines were in attendance at a rock star’s sold-out show at New York’s Beacon Theatre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
Across the country, the end of exam season marks the start of parties and proms for year 11 and 13 students, all keen to dress to the nines and arrive in style.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
Four nines means 99.99% of uptime—a typical percentage that a software company commits to customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
“We’ll do the nines then,” I said, rummaging in my purse for a pen.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
