forty

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In our town, we’re told in the new LA28 announcement of the Cultural Olympiad: “It’s been forty years. Los Angeles is ready to do it again.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Birol told Australian media that at least forty energy assets across the region had been "severely or very severely damaged" in the conflict.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

James Hankins is leaving Harvard after forty years as a history professor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

Over roughly forty years, the direction of this research has shifted in notable ways.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2025

It was enough debris to bury the entirety of Manhattan forty stories deep.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone