fifth
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The vital waterway through which around a fifth of the world's gas and oil supply usually flows has been effectively closed since the outbreak of war in February.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Nieuwenhuijsen’s fifth great-grandmother, Beata de la Sablonière, was the painter’s first cousin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Trafford's form this season has helped Leeds to fifth in the Premier League table.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
A fifth conviction, under AB 1546, would be charged as a felony and result in a sentence of up to three years in prison if convicted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Allegedly there was a fifth and final book coming, but the author had been publishing other novels for a few years now.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
According to NHS England, the mental health workforce has been boosted by two fifths since 2019.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
At meets, Mara racked up prize ribbons: lots of third-places, fourths, fifths, and sixths, the occasional second, the very rare first.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2024
Caucus members account for three fifths of the lower house and half of the senate seats.
From Reuters ● Sep. 27, 2023
The song has easy rhythms, said Glass, but it’s more challenging to sing because of the wider vocal range and the way the melody line leaps by fifths and octaves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
The ratio of the frequencies of all perfect fifths is 2:3.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
