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In a new study, Northwestern researchers examined all 130,267 babies born in Georgia in 2017 and followed their fathers for the next five years, through 2022.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Guinea-Bissau, a Portuguese-speaking country wedged between Senegal and Guinea, has experienced five coups and numerous attempted putsches since independence from Portugal in 1974.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
His five walks were tied for the second-most he’s given up in a postseason game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
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
Four or five people were queued up at the register near the door.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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
When Tinsley ended the inning on a swinging strikeout, she ripped off her mask and screamed as her teammates poured out the dugout to give her high fives.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
Manny Farber said that when he was about 4 years old, his father demonstrated to him how a computer worked by writing a computer program on the fly that could count to 100 by fives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
He jogged around like Rocky Balboa and gave his siblings high fives.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
