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Recent Examples of fiverEvangeline picks up an orange that one of Hank’s hillbillies drops, perhaps because in Alaska during winter that’s like finding a fiver.—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2024 Now a lot of Main Street is boarded up, even the fancy stores, although there’s no shortage of places to drop a fiver on a cup of coffee.—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2022 The loss represented by the odd pocketed fiver is mainly one of trust.—New York Times, 4 May 2021 Reuters/Simon Dawson Would Brits like a digital fiver?—John Detrixhe, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2020 When the wellness-retreat trend cemented places like Bali, Tulum, and Goa as destinations for nine-to-fivers desperate for a reset, stylish travelers went searching for the next sunny spot.—Corina Quinn, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 June 2019 If Palm Springs isn't your speed, head to New York's Ace, which set the standard with its locals-hang-here lobby and top-notch bar that attracts nearby nine-to-fivers and out-of-towners alike.—Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2018 The man grabbed Thibodeaux's cash out of his hand, found a good fiver and threw the rest back at him.—Anita Chabria, sacbee, 29 May 2018 Unlike most other cities, Birmingham's downtown has no congestion after all the nine-to-fivers clear out.—Birmingham Magazine, AL.com, 19 Feb. 2018
Previously, the organization has said no one has been shot at its sites, which are guarded by private contractors but can only be accessed by passing Israeli military positions hundreds of meters away.
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CBS News,
CBS News,
5 July 2025
The Rotary is now looking at other fundraising options — possibly shorter ones requiring a few hours of commitment — and hopes the art festival could return in the future.
On Instagram, Schmitt shares clips from her longer videos and some original content as well — including OOTD posts and sneak-peeks into her own fabulous fifties.
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Carmen Rios,
Flow Space,
7 July 2025
His overseas average in New Zealand, South Africa, Australia and England comes to just under 26 with two fifties in 11 Tests.
An assessment of tens of thousands of adults in nearly thirty countries showed an over-all decade-long drop in test scores for math and for reading comprehension.
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Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
Biden’s incentives have been demonstrably successful–generating $277 billion of investment last year and creating tens of thousands of new jobs.
That’s just me, though, and if an American citizen wants to put a tenner on the Lakers’ likelihood to hire on even more geriatric former stars, then feel free.
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Luther Ray Abel,
National Review,
2 Dec. 2022
Putting down an odd number, such as $10.11 instead of just a tenner, in the closing hours is her lucky tip for beating the masses.
Despite hundreds of thousands of casualties, the Russian military can still generate forces far greater than Ukraine.
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Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
29 June 2025
The South was the main beneficiary of this influx of people relocating to cheaper, more livable parts of the nation, with Florida and Texas adding hundreds of thousands of new residents over the past five years.
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