take five
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They must take five exams—English, math, science, social studies and “any additional” test.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
“This five-year period, in my view, is a very critical period,” he said, adding that responses that take five or six years to get underway could come too late.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Typically it would take five or six months in a vibrant housing market.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
The firm told BBC Breakfast it would take five to six months to implement its plans and that delivery targets would be met in a year's time.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
Mr. Stokely had instructed me to take five hundred foul shots a day to improve my “muscle memory,” as he called it.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
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