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five-and-ten

[fahyv-uhn-ten] / ˈfaɪv ənˈtɛn /
NOUN
dime store
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NOUN
ten-cent store
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It hosts four massive planets, each between five and ten times the mass of Jupiter.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

Under new laws introduced in March this year, gun owners can have between five and ten firearms, depending on the type of licence and model of firearm.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

The typical race, the difference in time between the winner and the loser is between five and ten millionths of a second.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2021

A book takes between five and ten years and represents the voices of anywhere from three hundred to five hundred interview subjects.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 26, 2015

Between five and ten recruits fall to every old hand.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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