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Recent Examples of five Duffels that scored fives for durability showed no signs of damage and kept the contents safe. Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2023 The Chicago White Sox rookie outfielder took matters into his own hands, giving high-fives to the air with a smile on his face. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023 The move reportedly excited the royals; particularly Prince George, 9, who jumped up to give high-fives to others in the box, per The Mirror. Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2023 Eventually, Van Lith finished up and gave high-fives to the managers working around her before heading into the tunnel as a pocket of Louisville fans cheered her on. Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 21 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for five 
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Noun
  • Within four days of his arrest in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, suspect Luigi Mangione has secured representation from two lawyers in two states and tens of thousands of dollars for a legal defense fund.
    Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 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
  • 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
  • Nuclear fusion is the process of combining two light atomic nuclei to form a heavier one, releasing vast amounts of energy.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Flicks' tactics are some of the most entertaining and exciting ones to watch as a neutral, but once it they get found out, the reward part diminishes to the point of not being worth the risk playing such a dangerous high line and offside trap system.
    Thom Harris, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In the nineteen-forties and fifties, the two strands of research came together in the work of Claude Shannon, a founder of information theory.
    Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Partly because of the Administration’s projects, the building-trades unions have added fifty thousand new members in the past year—their most significant growth since the fifties.
    Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 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
  • 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
  • Charles was then welcomed to Apple’s new UK head office by CEO Tim Cook and hundreds of employees.
    Kathy Rose O'Brien and Billy Stockwell, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024

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