fifty

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Don’t get me wrong, I don’t complain, I like to be in my thoughts, but who would have thought that at fifty, suddenly, it’s just me, my dog and our silence?

From Salon • May 9, 2026

This discovery brings an end to a mystery that has puzzled scientists for more than fifty years.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

She and co-author Daan Struyven point out that during any twelve-month period in the last fifty years or so when stocks and bonds delivered negative real returns, then gold and commodities delivered positive real returns.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

"Supply constraints today are less severe" than some fifty years ago and remain concentrated around the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of global consumption of oil and liquefied natural gas typically passes.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

All anybody could talk about was T-shirts, but I agreed with Charlie, who said he wouldn’t be on the Fire Safety Team if you paid him, not even for fifty T-shirts.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson