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In his dwindling spare time he can be found at the race track, where he’s been part-owner of six horses in nine years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
The researchers "tested it in soil, seawater and deionised water. It degraded in all of those conditions ... and we estimate that it would biodegrade within about nine months," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
Organizers said that they received more than 288,000 ticket requests in just over nine days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
In fact, nine clubs are kicking off with new leaders in the dugout, the most since 1946-47—which happened to be the season that top-flight English soccer resumed following World War II.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Tonight, though, she wouldn’t be working until nine.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
"How many nines of reliability do you need to scale?"
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 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
“The majority of festivals you go to don’t have art installations or people who are dressed to the nines in festival outfits,” Breuner said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
Raul's threat came alongside a plethora of Real Madrid number nines, Ronaldo, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Gonzalo Higuain...
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
Beatriz, dressed to the nines in a red checkered skirt and white sweater, diva-strolls into the cafeteria, taking a seat at the center table, which everybody knows is reserved for her.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
