- a variation of eighty-six.
86
Example Sentences
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It suggests that on Saturday there were close to 74,000 tickets available across 86 of the 104 matches.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Stripping out certain one-time items, HP recorded adjusted earnings of 86 cents a share.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
This man took his Social Security checks at 64 because it accounted for only 20% of his monthly income, and he estimated his longevity at 86 or thereabouts, his approximate breakeven age if he’d waited.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
However, adjusted net income came to CNY 86 million, plummeting nearly 100% year over year from CNY 29.85 billion.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
Professor Joseph Hickey and his students at the University of Wisconsin, after careful comparative studies of sprayed and unsprayed areas, reported the robin mortality to be at least 86 to 88 per cent.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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