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WASHINGTON—The nine justices of the Supreme Court open a new term Monday with a wide range of tough cases—and few friends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
This year alone has seen nine states pass 12 such laws, the rights group says.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Set nine went to a deciding leg, but unlike the previous four sets in the match where that had happened, there was a break of throw, with Humphries finishing in 10 darts.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
After sitting out two games because of a hip injury, Nacua caught nine passes for 125 yards, several during the final two scoring drives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
The phone rang nine times before my mother finally picked up.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
"How many nines of reliability do you need to scale?"
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 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
Raul's threat came alongside a plethora of Real Madrid number nines, Ronaldo, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Gonzalo Higuain...
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
‘I’m reciting the nines times tables,’ I said, and I showed her how to do it.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
