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Regulators cited Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas, for failing to provide care during the eight hours Lowrimore waited to be seen.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
In June, the charity also took the keys to eight one-bedroom modular "pods", which were gifted by the Hill Group, an Essex-based developer.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
It’s bad enough forcing teams to fly eight or nine hours to Europe but this Australian game takes the proverbial cake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
This week, she became the first man or woman to reach eight consecutive major finals on hard courts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Dad is coming for me in another eight weeks, and while I know this is what I asked for, what I wanted, I don’t know how I’m going to fix everything before I leave.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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
Whenever Arsenal's two-man midfield looked to cover Dembele, there was always at least one of those two high eights free.
From BBC ● May 7, 2025
So I pedal backward and practice riding no-hands, and I make big figure eights like a circus clown to keep slow pace with him as we go.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
