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10

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  1. the upper end of a rating scale, with 10 indicating the best or a perfect score.

    That new novel is wonderful—I'd rate it a 10.

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But his teams are known for being well-rounded — James Madison averages 37.8 points, ranking No. 10 nationally, while giving up 16 points, also ranking No. 10.

From Los Angeles Times

Chelsea were down to 10 men for an hour on Sunday so I was a little bit surprised Arsenal did not go for it more.

From BBC

By the end of 2023, their startup had less than 10 employees.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a study published earlier this year, Dudley and colleagues at Berkeley analyzed feathers from 17 bird species and found alcohol metabolites in 10 of them.

From Science Daily

Because when I had told them at age 10, they didn’t believe me.

From Salon

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