fifty
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To investigate this connection, the team studied a large multicenter group consisting of fifty patients and one hundred brain hemispheres.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
It would have been "virtually impossible" for such exceptional temperatures to occur in June fifty years ago, the World Weather Attribution group of scientists said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
"The 800 lb gorilla of television comedy for fifty years, he was beloved by everyone, and has left not a mark but a footprint," he wrote.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
One West Point cadet expressed this viewpoint in his jubilee speech, asking the audience: “What fifty years have ever witnessed greater improvements in science, literature, and politics?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The eastern-most port of the Erie Canal, Albany had grown to about fifty thousand residents.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
The billionaire businessman, in his fifties -- his exact age is unknown -- was arrested by the FBI in March 2023 in his luxury Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Steven Andersen, in his fifties, the grandson of a Norwegian immigrant to the United States, was wearing the vibrant red jersey of Norway's team and drinking in the scene in a bar.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
The 35-year-old has had a quiet winter with no fifties in 15 international innings across all formats, though a 97 not out in the SA20 in January casts doubt on those writing him off entirely.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
Banton's knock was a breakthrough moment for a batter who, having been handed a debut aged 20 in 2019, had only made four fifties across his 36 previous innings.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
They were an older couple, in their fifties.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
