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419

American

[fawr wuhn nahyn] / ˈfɔr ˌwʌn ˈnaɪn /

noun

fraud, especially internet fraud, in which a victim pays in advance for access to a larger sum of money, such as an unclaimed inheritance or bank account balance, which turns out to be fictitious or is never realized.

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Out of these participants, the team identified 419 people with genetic variants known to cause familial hypercholesterolemia.

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025

In the mountains of Aspen, Colorado, two billionaire buyers paid $108 million for the sprawling compound at 419 Willoughby Way, setting a record for the most expensive home sale ever in the state of Colorado.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2024

In a separate development on Monday, Israel reported a "record-breaking influx of aid trucks into Gaza, totalling 419".

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2024

Carbon dioxide concentrations climbed to a record 419 parts per million — 2.4 parts per million higher than in 2022, according to Copernicus.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2024

Robertson, James, pioneer in Tennessee, 415, 416, 419; defense of Watauga, 513.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene

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