twenty

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Noun
  • The ongoing mayhem at airports is of particular concern in November as Thanksgiving approaches, with tens of millions of Americans expected to travel for the holiday.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Mamdani’s campaign registered tens of thousands of new Democrats to support him in the primary and stop the Cuomo campaign.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • That Bezos up on stage bore a strong resemblance to the one who attended high school in Miami.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But the photo editor on duty in the AP’s Saigon bureau the day it was taken in 1972, Carl Robinson, now says Út was not the one who took the celebrated photo.
    Maria Fontoura, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • He is joined by six of his players — many more will join by half-time, arriving in ones and twos, shuffling over the teal concrete — and by assorted members of the Xavier clan, all wearing colourful training kit.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Like the ones will go against the ones, ones will go against the twos, so everybody basically gets to see everybody on the roster at some point on the field.
    Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • At five-on-five, Hughes made huge strides as a needle-mover, setting up shots and scoring chances for his teammates at a high level.
    The Athletic NHL, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Kit Kats and Snickers round out the top five, taking fourth and fifth place respectively.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • President Bill Clinton pardoned Mark Rich, a former hedge-fund manager whose ex-wife had donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Democratic National Committee, the Clinton Presidential Library and Hillary Clinton's New York Senate campaign.
    NPR, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The shutdown has disrupted federal operations, delayed pay for hundreds of thousands of workers, and put critical programs at risk.
    Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Twenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twenty. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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