twelfth

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The Patriots, who already boasted the most Super Bowl appearances with 11, will now have their twelfth showing on American football's biggest stage, and a chance to vie for a record seventh Lombardi trophy.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

But in its twelfth season, the new “Vanderpump” is standing still instead of moving forward.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

The maqāma genre emerged in the late tenth century and became especially popular from the twelfth century onward.

From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025

The default position would be that only one twelfth of last year's budget would be released each calendar month - without the increases due from the Treasury.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2025

It was incompatible with the teaching of Archimedes, who was available in Latin from the twelfth century, and argued that objects float only if they are lighter than the water they displace.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton