eighty-two

[ ey-tee-too ]

/ ˈeɪ tiˈtu /

a cardinal number, 80 plus 2.

a symbol for this number, as 82 or LXXXII.

a set of this many persons or things.

amounting to 82 in number.

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Question 1 of 7

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Eighty-two percent pertained to death, or a sudden illness or accident.
Knocking on Heaven's Door: True Stories of Unexplained, Uncanny Experiences at the Hour of Death|Patricia Pearson|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Eighty-two say that Hillary Clinton being a woman does not impact her job performance.
Newsweek Survey: Oprah, Clinton Most Admired Women in America||March 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Eighty-two children suffering from malnutrition or cholera were waiting for the doctor in her feeding center.
Terrorists Kidnap a Hero|Eliza Griswold|May 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST
This kind old lady, now eighty-two, had faith in me and feels that her faith was justified.
The Iron Puddler|James J. Davis

They consumed at first eighty-two pounds, then seventy pounds, and increased in weight twenty-three pounds.
The American Reformed Cattle Doctor|George Dadd
Eighty-two days elapsed between the departure of the Novara from Valparaiso and her arrival in the harbour of Gibraltar.
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III|Karl Ritter von Scherzer
He passed away at the age of eighty-two years, seven months, and twelve days.
The Life of Lyman Trumbull|Horace White
Eighty-two beds are made up in this house, and the keeper assured us that she seldom had a spare one through the night.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley