nine
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The identities of the nine women and three men on the jury has not been made public, and the judge banned any photographing or filming of them to retain their anonymity.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Prosecutors have started legal proceedings against nine of the ALSU's 10 crew members, excluding the cook, six of whom appeared in court on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
In morning glories, researchers found that the population's rate of adaptation fell by 96% over nine years.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
The Nepal army rescued two men alive from a tunnel at a hydropower project nine days after a deadly debris-laden flood knocked out homes and power plants, and left more than 1,250 people dead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
By the age of nine, she’d learned to glide to a gentle stop.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
"How many nines of reliability do you need to scale?"
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
There are plenty of wide forwards, or number 10s, for England at youth level - Arsenal's Max Dowman and Liverpool's Rio Ngumoha to name two - but few number nines.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
In early June, hundreds of fans dressed to the nines were in attendance at a rock star’s sold-out show at New York’s Beacon Theatre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
Four nines means 99.99% of uptime—a typical percentage that a software company commits to customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
Silk, chiffon, and all decked out to the nines.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
