fifty-six

[ fif-tee-siks ]

/ ˈfɪf tiˈsɪks /

a cardinal number, 50 plus 6.

a symbol for this number, as 56 or LVI.

a set of this many persons or things.

amounting to 56 in number.

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Fifty-six grizzlies were known to die in 2012—rough numbers that probably represent about half of actual mortality.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fifty-six percent of those surveyed believed the “website glitches” are “part of a broader problem with the health care law.”
Obama Can’t Blame the Republicans This Time|Kirsten Powers|October 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“Fifty-six percent of university graduates are women,” she says.
Saudi Princess Diaries: An Outspoken Royal on Riots, Women, and ‘Seinfeld’|Abigail Pesta|September 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And in these two instances—separated by ninety-two blocks and fifty-six years—it was they who died in the attempt.
Lillian Hellman, Clarence Birdseye and Thai Jones: Must Read Nonfiction|Victoria Beale, Wendy Smith, Kevin Canfield|May 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Fifty-six percent of likely voters are inclined to vote for a Republican, 38 percent for a Democrat.
Don't Blow It, GOP!|Mark McKinnon|October 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The cannonade continued for fifty-six hours longer, and on the 2nd of January the assault was made.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
This tower is now sixty-two feet high, and fifty-six feet in circumference.
Insula Sanctorum et Doctorum|John Healy
He commanded a frigate of fifty-six guns and the Revenge carried ninety-six.
The Purse|Honore de Balzac
In one district, forty-seven thousand Indians were divided among fifty-six grantees.
The South American Republics Part I of II|Thomas C. Dawson
For these a total of fifty-six squadrons will be required, each squadron to consist of eighteen machines. '
The War in the Air; Vol. 1|Walter Raleigh.