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twenty-five

American  
[twen-tee-fahyv, twuhn-] / ˈtwɛn tiˈfaɪv, ˈtwʌn- /

noun

  1. a cardinal number, 20 plus 5.

  2. a symbol for this number, as 25 or XXV.

  3. a set of this many persons or things.


adjective

  1. amounting to 25 in number.

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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

One thing I can say with certainty: over twenty-five years I've seen different Putins.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2024

He is the author of over forty books and his writings have been translated into twenty-five languages.

From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2024

It took the French twenty-five years before they moved their obelisk to Paris.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

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