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Noun
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Work fewer than 35 years and the SSA plugs zeros into the missing slots, which drags your benefit down.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
6 May 2026 -
Among pitchers who faced at least 120 hitters while putting up all those zeroes, only two streaks have ever been longer.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Noun
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In the aughts, Coe collaborated with some members of heavy metal band Pantera, as well as Kid Rock, even covering music by the latter.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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These pieces are generally from an earlier era of Lilly Pulitzer's history, typically ranging from the 1960s to the early aughts.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Naughts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naughts. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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