fifth
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The 16-year-old Smith, who won gold on Monday in the 4x200m freestyle relay, was also part of the part of the 4x100m freestyle relay team that finished fifth.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
In the war's fifth year, non-military sectors of the Russian economy have come under increasing strain, struggling under high borrowing costs, labour shortages and inflation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The Dutchman, 47, guided the Reds to their 20th league title in his debut season but finished fifth in the Premier League and was sacked on 30 May.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Oil futures extended their rally with Brent rising for a fifth straight session as the market reconsiders reports of progress toward an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
He was pretty sure he was tough enough for fifth grade.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
About two fifths of new incapacity benefit claimants under 25 came directly from education.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2025
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
But the string is also vibrating in halves, thirds, quarters, fifths, and so on, producing harmonics.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
