eight

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The Lebanese health ministry said at least eight people were killed and 32 were injured, but added that the figures were provisional because rescuers were still searching through rubble.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Customers are starting to share eight quarters of demand visibility with semiconductor-production equipment suppliers, Arcuri said, which is “something we have never heard before” in his nearly three decades of covering the industry.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

When I was 16, my dad was transferred to McClellan Air Force Base, near Sacramento, Calif. We moved eight hours northwest to Carmichael, Calif. I was so upset.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

And within months of returning to office in 2025, he was already claiming that he had ended eight wars.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

After spending the first eight years of my life bouncing from one town to another because of Mom’s job, I wanted a permanent home.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila