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At the start of that year, the PDP still held eight states.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Public records obtained by The Times showed that, as the fire burned for eight days, the number of patients who went to nearby hospitals reporting throat pain and concerns about smoke inhalation spiked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
For eight of them, the Treasury’s 10-year yield was lower on the day of the top than where it stood three months prior.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
That is 100,000 times faster than a commercial airplane, or more than eight percent of the speed of light, making it the fastest star ever detected in our galaxy.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Jonah got eight more squeezes before Mr. Hodge reached the middle of the alphabet.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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
With 17 caps under her belt, Feaunati says she is learning every day from the England number eights who have worn the shirt before her.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2025
Jamie runs his finger around the sand, making figure eights and messy zigzags.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
