forty-five

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During that same period, the total U.S. population increased over 104 million, or about forty-five percent.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2025

"One hundred and forty-five endless days and nights of yearning for our loved ones," Ronen Neutra said, addressing the crowd.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024

And Hentoff got The New Yorker to devote a whole forty-five pages of print to Marie, and later Hentoff expanded those pages into a full biography.

From Scientific American • Apr. 6, 2023

In an interview for a documentary on him that has yet to be released, Belzer recalled once taking an hour and forty-five minutes to bring up the next comic.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2023

“But I would say he was down to forty-five percent. I’m not sure what percentage makes you toast, but he’s well on his way.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman