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twenty

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Recent Examples of twenty In his twenties, MacArthur became a Disney star in adventure films like Kidnapped (1960) and Swiss Family Robinson (1960). — Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026 For years, Hollywood star Emilia Clarke didn’t speak publicly about suffering two brain hemorrhages in her twenties. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 June 2026 Hannah dresses less like a modern college student and more like how an older generation remembers quirky girls dressing in their own late teens and early twenties. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 27 May 2026 Five-to-twenty-fold increases in per-developer consumption are now documented in agentic mode, and no public benchmark shows a matching multiplier on output value. — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for twenty

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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

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Either way, scientists anticipate finding traces of Mars on Phobos, making the samples an irresistible two-for-one that should help demystify planetary and moon formation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
The issue is a tricky one to gauge in California, even in a state that is heavily Democratic.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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At five-on-five, San Jose outscored teams 73-56 with Celebrini on the ice; the Sharks were outscored 113-90 otherwise.

— Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2026
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

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Artificial intelligence companies have been borrowing hundreds of billions of dollars, selling fresh stock, and cooking up novel and potentially risky methods of financing.

— Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
In the park opposite the National Assembly, hundreds of volunteers are cleaning up the mess left behind by a pro-government camp that had made the area a no-go zone for most citizens.

— Guy De Launey, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026

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