fifth
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The Brewers tied the score in the fifth inning, manufacturing a run with a leadoff double, bunt single and sacrifice fly from the bottom of the order.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
That was Hughes' fifth European gold, taking the former world 100m medallist level with Matthew Hudson-Smith, Mo Farah and Roger Black as the most successful British man at the championships.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
They were fifth when he left and ended up 10th - with Xabi Alonso having already replaced Maresca's replacement Liam Rosenior this summer.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
They are looking to bounce back from a disappointing fifth place finish in the top-flight last season.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Out of the eight periods a day, I only saw Tina in three—language arts first period, lunch fifth period and science seventh period.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
The study found such collisions killed between 15% and 29% of a group each year, and was the main cause of recorded hedgehog deaths, amounting to about two fifths of the total.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 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
Seabiscuit shook loose to win, clipping two fifths of a second off the track record.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
