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  • adjective the ordinal number of forty-two in counting order

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Examples

  • The hallways and galleries of the main 42nd street branch are lined with display cases featuring artifacts from its vast collection of original and rare material.

    Creating, Managing & Pres. Dig. Assets: NYPL Digital Gallery 2006

  • The hallways and galleries of the main 42nd street branch are lined with display cases featuring artifacts from its vast collection of original and rare material.

    Archive 2006-03-01 2006

  • (She played Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street, twenty two years later.)

    Archive 2005-07-03 Michael Evans 2005

  • (She played Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street, twenty two years later.)

    Archive 2005-07-01 Michael Evans 2005

  • (She played Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street, twenty two years later.)

    06/26/2005 - 07/03/2005 Michael Evans 2005

  • (She played Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street, twenty two years later.)

    View from the Northern Border Michael Evans 2005

  • My great fondness for Jerry Orbach can be traced to the early eighties and his starring role as Julian Marsh in 42nd Street.

    Jerry Orbach died yesterday. M-mv 2004

  • My great fondness for Jerry Orbach can be traced to the early eighties and his starring role as Julian Marsh in 42nd Street.

    Archive 2004-12-01 M-mv 2004

  • Wallace was 10 spots behind Newman in 42nd place, leaving both with a lot of work to do on Thursday.

    USATODAY.com - Other Daytona drivers still have hope 2003

  • This mistaken identity comedy was much more entertaining than I thought it would be, highlighted by Keeler’s charm (markedly improved since her equine hoofing in 42nd Street) and the Johnny Mercer standard “Too Marvelous For Words.”

    2009 November : Scrubbles.net 2009

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