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fin

noun

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as in one

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Recent Examples of fin Hammerheads have a very unique fin, more upright and not the typical triangular shape that a great white or mako shark has. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026 WeWhale said the fin has a rich blood supply and helps the animal regulate its body temperature, meaning the wounds could lead to tissue damage, swelling or infection. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 In one shot, the spikes of a stegosaurus’s tail, poking out over a row of foliage, wittily suggest a shark’s fin breaking the surface. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 They are also highly sought after in the global shark fin trade. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fin

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Noun

The question asked by the team was how to bring a wave packet that has fallen back into contact with the one that stayed behind—the same atom on the other path—so that the two can interfere.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
After driving to the 1-yard line, Sean McVay called a quarterback sneak, one that ended with Stafford being enveloped in an avalanche of bodies, including Warner’s.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of one

Noun

In the twenty-tens, modern investigations made clear that the work was in danger of becoming distorted by this display, which would need to be redesigned.

— John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Ting said that Votee trained its model for around $250,000—not a small amount but still significantly less than the tens of billions of dollars spent by AI developers like Anthropic and OpenAI.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of ten

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By now, Robin is in his early fifties and still living in Edinburgh.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
Just two players recorded fifties — England’s Harry Brook and Emilio Gay — and four different bowlers took five wickets or more in an innings, the first time that has happened in a Lord’s Test.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 9 June 2026

Definition of fifty

Noun

The shift injects yet another element of volatility into the work of the federal division in charge of administering billions of dollars in taxpayer funds to states and schools to help students with disabilities.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Which was a problem, because farmer checkoff dollars weren’t supposed to be used for political lobbying — yet here was a lobbying group making money by being the Pork Board’s primary contractor.

— Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Sep. 2026

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The five that vaulted were Steele Canyon (tied for fourth), Del Norte (tied for seventh), Torrey Pines (tied for seventh), Westview (ninth) and Helix (10th).

— John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
Logano is winless so far this season, and while there have been flashes—two top fives, a pole at Phoenix—there’s also been frustration.

— Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026

Definition of five

Noun

For that bit of hilarious historical synchronicity alone, Asked and Answered is worth folding into your more fantastical exotics, or even a sawbuck on the nose.

— Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
In most cases, $10 above the single-Mac price gets you three licenses; another sawbuck raises that to five.

— PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025

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