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- noun The
cardinal number immediately followingforty-five and precedingforty-seven .
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- adjective being six more than forty
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Examples
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Wade; abortion was illegal in forty-six states when Roe was decided.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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Trucker Guy refused another and left me forty-six cents as a tip, which cinched my feelings of ill will toward him.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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The Law School has been led by a notably diverse succession of strong, formative deans (among seven deans over the last forty-six years, three have been women and one, African-American).
Discourse.net: Admit It, After Reading This You Want to be Our Dean 2009
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Says Arrison: it took forty-six years for one quarter of the population to get electricity and thirty-five years for the telephone to get that far.
Steve Rosenbaum: I'm Planning My 150th Birthday Party -- Today! Steve Rosenbaum 2011
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In 2005, the psychologist Janet Shibley Hyde of the University of Wisconsin–Madison reviewed forty-six meta-analyses sort of a meta-analysis of the meta-analyses of studies looking at the difference between men and women in a range of traits that included mathematical and verbal aptitude, executive functioning, the tendency toward self-disclosure, helping behavior, self-esteem, and moral reasoning.
The Truth About Grief Ruth Davis Konigsberg 2011
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Trucker Guy refused another and left me forty-six cents as a tip, which cinched my feelings of ill will toward him.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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If one pod failed due to a malfunction, the other forty-six were ensured a successful reentry on the designated date, provided there were no further natural disasters to threaten the extinction of mankind.
365 tomorrows » 2010 » July : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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Guided by Axelrod, Obama held off in his breakthrough keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic convention for all of forty-six words—including Thank you.
Deconstructing Obama Jack Cashill 2011
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If one pod failed due to a malfunction, the other forty-six were ensured a successful reentry on the designated date, provided there were no further natural disasters to threaten the extinction of mankind.
365 tomorrows » submission : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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Interior Secretary Ickes, who had a quick temper, sent Donovan an angry letter in September after his National Parks police caught an overeager agency courier speeding forty-six miles per hour on the Arlington Memorial Bridge to rush film to the airport for a West Coast flight.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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