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Recent Examples of forty-five
This would be Tuckahoe, New York, 35 minutes from Grand Central Terminal and my home town for the past forty-five years.
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John Mariani, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
For forty-five years, Tehran’s Shiite theocracy has heralded its political system as a model for all predominantly Muslim countries—and even beyond.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
One hundred forty-five scores were eligible in the category.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
For ideal immune function, health professionals advise engaging in moderate-intensity exercise two to three times a week for up to forty-five minutes.
—Karina Zaiets, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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John Mariani, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
For forty-five years, Tehran’s Shiite theocracy has heralded its political system as a model for all predominantly Muslim countries—and even beyond.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
One hundred forty-five scores were eligible in the category.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
For ideal immune function, health professionals advise engaging in moderate-intensity exercise two to three times a week for up to forty-five minutes.
—Karina Zaiets, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forty-five
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Inside the package inside the wall, police investigators found a .22-caliber American Arms revolver, 10 .22-caliber cartridges, a razor blade, three handcuff keys and a special bit that could unscrew metal fasteners inside the jail.—
Keith Sharon,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Hutchins died on the set of Rust on Oct. 21, 2021 after a prop revolver went off while Baldwin, the film’s star and producer, was positioning it for a scene.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2025
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Investigators found 14 pistols, five rifles and a rocket launcher in those black and yellow crates.—
Keith Sharon,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The defense argued that Relli initiated the altercation and Rocky's behavior was in self-defense, adding that the rapper's pistol was taken from a music video set and only fired blanks.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Rocky's latest appointment comes after he was acquitted by a jury over two charges of felony assault with a semiautomatic firearm — as he was accused of firing a semi-automatic handgun at former friend A$AP Relli in November 2021.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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He was armed with a black handgun and was last seen wearing a black face covering, black hoodie and black jeans.—
Jason Green,
The Mercury News,
20 Feb. 2025
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One hundred and fifty-nine years ago, a 26-year-old white supremacist and Confederate sympathizer named John Wilkes Booth pointed a .44 caliber derringer pistol at the back of Abraham Lincoln’s head and squeezed the trigger.—
Brian Matthew Jordan,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2024
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This victim’s vision seems weird and fraudulent when Priscilla casually color-coordinates derringer pistols with designer dresses.—
Armond White,
National Review,
3 Nov. 2023
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The 122 diamonds around the top edges recognize the NFL centennial and the team’s twenty-two playoff appearances.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2025
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By this point, the attorneys general of twenty-two states and the District of Columbia had also sued the Administration.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
The New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2025
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The back page of the report featured the cartoon character Yosemite Sam holding a six-shooter in each hand.—
Corey G. Johnson,
ProPublica,
5 Feb. 2025
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The Broncos’ most successful regular season since Peyton Manning hung up his six-shooter ended with a historic, and emphatic laugher.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
5 Jan. 2025
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On the mound, hitters flailed at his sidearm stuff.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Palmquist is adept at pitching inside and a near sidearm slot makes his delivery challenging.—
Kyle Newman,
The Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Harlem rapper, 36, was recently found not guilty on two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm in Los Angeles.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
22 Feb. 2025
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The rapper was charged with two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm against his former friend, Terell Ephron, known as A$AP Relli.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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