forty

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Of his novel’s effect on the town during the July festival, Hemingway once wrote, “It is all there as it always was except forty thousand tourists have been added.”

From Salon

The Federal Aviation Administration announced this week it will scale back flights by about 10% at forty of the nation’s busiest airports, a move that could ground thousands of departures per day.

From Salon

After nearly forty years of electoral service in Congress, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may be on her way out.

From Salon

He describes these advances as "giving us leads we did not have forty years ago."

From Science Daily

"I won't be able to pay my rent, I will be in my forties and living back at home," he says.

From BBC