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The following year, Steinem, with several other feminist journalists, founded Ms. Its first, tentative edition, a 40-page insert into New York magazine, sold out in eight days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Gill, 53, of Llangefni on Anglesey, was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison in November 2025 after pleading guilty to eight counts of bribery under the Bribery Act 2010.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
But 18 years and more than £3bn on transfers later, they have become the most dominant club in England, winning eight titles.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The last time gas prices shot upward, seven years ago, protests erupted all over the country and lasted eight months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
“Let’s just go. I’m thinking we run to the nature trail, do two laps around plus an extra mile out and back, then run back home. That’s eight miles. OK?”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
We gather in sixes and eights for dinner at places chosen more for their decibels than their desserts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Looping mischievously around one another, befezzed Shriners do figure eights on their tiny motorcycles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Goddesses on roller skates glide in buttery figure eights across the glass-fiber-reinforced concrete.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
"In true fashion they're now running figure of eights in their cell," he said, "which just shows their mental fortitude".
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2025
Thus, like a toy train doing endless figure eights on a looping track, her thoughts inevitably circled back to the very spot they kept trying to leave behind.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
