twenty-five
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 20 plus 5.
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a symbol for this number, as 25 or XXV.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
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Many investors received allocations far lower than their demand with the top twenty-five accounts reportedly accounting for 65% of the deal.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
He writes that Stephen Girard “spent twenty-five years as the richest man in the nation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
He is the author of over forty books and his writings have been translated into twenty-five languages.
From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2024
“The facility staff failed to provide stabilizing treatment for one of twenty-five patients after the patient presented to the emergency department with an emergency medical condition,” the report said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
It took two or three days to place twenty-five billion.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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