five
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During the last five years, property prices and rents in Spain have increased more than 66%, according to the real estate portal Indomio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The IMF estimates China’s per capita GDP last year at about $14,000, more than five times India’s roughly $2,700.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
For five of those, he’s been working at the Tool Box, amusing himself by idly messing with customers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The last team to be outside the top two after five games and win the title were Man City in 2021-22, who were fifth with just 10 points.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Placing a long-distance call requires being on hold for up to five minutes sometimes, as a network of operators across the country snake the call to its destination.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Due to the pandemic, we were all split into different changing rooms into fives and he was part of our five.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Brokers have the option to buy an additional 83.3 million shares as part of a standard overallotment option to help balance supply and demand, messing up the nine fives.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
He ran into the crowd during Gold, posing for selfies and giving high fives to the front row.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
They handed out high fives at every time out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026
He pushed his way through a barrage of high fives and ducked into the bathroom.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
