seventy-six
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 70 plus 6.
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a symbol for this number, as 76 or LXXVI.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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The United Nations was instrumental in the creation and recognition of the state of Israel some seventy-six years ago.
From Los Angeles Times
Most recent figures put the death toll linked to nitazenes across the UK at 101 people - seventy-six of them in England.
From BBC
Three hundred seventy-six police officers were on scene at Robb Elementary School.
From Washington Post
One hundred seventy-six people were taken into custody by ICE agents in Philadelphia, Denver, New York, Washington, Baltimore and Seattle.
From Fox News
On Thursday, reports that Western governments believe Iranian military forces mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet, killing a hundred and seventy-six passengers and crew members, produced a predictably divided reaction.
From The New Yorker
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