fifty

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Recent Examples of fifty Women leaders who were so focused on building their careers in large companies now, in their fifties, sixties, and seventies, have the opportunity to be mentors. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 7 Oct. 2024 Both are in their fifties and both live with disabilities. Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 The screening is recommended every one or two years for women starting in their forties or fifties, depending on individual preference and risk factors, according to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Sep. 2024 Anderson was also at the film festival for the premiere of her film, The Last Showgirl, which chronicles a seasoned showgirl in her fifties whose show abruptly closes after a 30-year run. Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fifty 
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Noun
  • If an insurer drops a provider from its network, patients may have to find a new clinician that accepts their insurance or pay up to tens of thousands of dollars a year out of pocket for the therapy.
    Annie Waldman, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Davidson boasts coral reefs and deep-sea octopus gardens, where tens of thousands of marine animals breed and feed, including whales.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Although the slippers looked nearly identical, a consultant for the Smithsonian analyzed slight differences in the pairs and determined that the ones that were sold on Saturday were in many of the most famous scenes of the movie.
    Hank Sanders, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2024
  • As of early Saturday morning, no one has been charged for the collision.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 7 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • After shooting the fourth-most midrange shots in 2023-24, the Bulls are now stepping behind the line and trading those long twos for smart threes — taking the third-most threes in the NBA this year (per Cleaning the Glass).
    Mat Issa, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • From reverses to wild and draw twos, this game is fun for family members ages seven and up.
    Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This chart week is just beginning, so Carpenter will claim her three top fives for the next few days.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The first attempts at Squads used military terms for the different roles — with majors looking over captains — and the students were grouped into twos and fives before Dent and his entourage finally settled on groups of three.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
Noun
  • And Bungie will have to take this on without its star General Counsel, Don McGowan, who was laid off along with hundreds of other employees earlier this year.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The chilly air was fragrant with hundreds of real roses left behind by the faithful.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The couple began as friends after meeting in their twenties.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
  • With their two daughters now in their twenties and having left home, the couple are free to travel more — though neither envisaged Wrexham being among their regular destinations.
    Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Evangeline picks up an orange that one of Hank’s hillbillies drops, perhaps because in Alaska during winter that’s like finding a fiver.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Now a lot of Main Street is boarded up, even the fancy stores, although there’s no shortage of places to drop a fiver on a cup of coffee.
    Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2022
Noun
  • The steakhouse opened in Louisville in 2001 and in, 2023 temporarily closed and reopened after a months-long and multi-million dollar renovation.
    Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Competitors have opportunities to earn scholarships worth thousands of dollars and also have the chance to receive prizes.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024

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“Fifty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fifty. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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