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The Rams then put together a lively drive, but Higbee fumbled with just under eight minutes left.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
The expectation was that this could still become eight or nine.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Therefore – and this will either save you the trouble of enduring all eight episodes or spoil them – Pamela Voorhees is revealed to be a victim of a patriarchal industrial plot.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
The share of debt repayments as a percentage of government revenue had gone up from eight to 14 percent for low-income countries in recent years, the IMF chief said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
“I wouldn’t ask if it weren’t important. I need it to buy a ticket for the eight thirty train. I can’t get back in time to pick up the money myself.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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
There were about ten of us team members—mostly level eights, nines, and tens—waiting for instructions.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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