fives

plural of five

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Noun
  • But that expansion did not go quite as planned, as hundreds of drivers received erroneous tickets.
    Joel Rose, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Despite his commercial success—which included Grammy nominations, hundreds of live shows, and collaborations with everyone from Madonna to Coldplay—Bergling struggled with life in the spotlight, and his unexpected death in 2018 would shock fans and fellow musicians alike.
    Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The chance to win thousands of dollars probably helps too.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Billions in tax dollars are spent educating Kentucky's public school students each year, with the largest chunk of change going toward the almost 100,000 staff members running the state's schools.
    Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This included hundreds of hours of audio and video recordings, which were difficult to sift through.
    Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The brief hearing, which focused on thorny jurisdictional issues, drew hundreds of demonstrators to the federal courthouse in lower Manhattan to denounce the Saturday arrest of Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident who is married to an American citizen.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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