nine
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Meier opened the third quarter with nine straight completions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
It is now nine games in all competitions since Carrick's side won, their worst run since 1988-89.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Violetta Mailyan, 45, was convicted in May of nine counts of wire fraud and three counts of obstruction of an investigation of a healthcare offense, as she attempted to mislead federal agents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Over three months, she said, she was overcharged on nine of 27 items.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Just nine years old, I was too young to work; my job was to make all the beds.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
"How many nines of reliability do you need to scale?"
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Across the country, the end of exam season marks the start of parties and proms for year 11 and 13 students, all keen to dress to the nines and arrive in style.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
He recalls the crowd in particular: “Everyone was dressed to the nines … it was an atmosphere I had never experienced before,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
The reliability of core services on the internet is often measured in nines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
She’s got on a costume, dressed to the nines.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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