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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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“This is the same promise that John Deere has made to farmers for 10 years, and at each step it’s fallen short,” Larew said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Spurs thought they had their man last July but the transfer saga - during which Forest threatened legal action - could still have ramifications 10 months later.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

In a note to investors, he pointed out that the only other time the S&P 500 rallied 10% in 10 days and ended at or near all-time highs was in March 2000.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 19, 2026

Their results indicate that about eight out of 10 planets around tight binary stars would be destabilized, and most of those would ultimately be destroyed.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

April 3, 1966: The Luna 10 space probe becomes the first spacecraft to orbit the moon.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

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