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  • adjective the ordinal number of forty-eight in counting order

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Examples

  • A few days later the New York Times told us that the World Economic Forum ranked the U.S. 48th, out of 133 developed nations, in the quality of math and science instruction. “48th is not a good place,” said the Times.

    Why are we failing in history, science education? Valerie Strauss 2010

  • The one on 48th is getting more crowded and chaotic, which leads to longer waits and more potential mix-ups.

    PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er “Lawrence” | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan 2007

  • The name has been accepted and alternates with the "48th" in describing this corps.

    "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders John Allister Currie

  • Among the players to whom I was introduced, and with whom I'd shortly be rubbing shoulders onstage, were Frank Henninger , a retired 81-year-old Navy deep-sea diver in his 48th season as a Met super, and Richard Marfuggi , a plastic surgeon.

    Bravo, to the Rear Stage Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

  • The couple posed for pictures on West 48th Street and Seventh Avenue on a recent morning, where nearly a dozen characters congregate when the weather is good.

    Behind the Mickey Masks Sumathi Reddy 2011

  • Race officials raised the possibility Friday night that the event, in its 48th year, might not be held in the future.

    Death Toll Raised to Nine in Reno Air Crash Jim Carlton 2011

  • Marcus Santos for The Wall Street Journal Development site at 49-55 Amsterdam Ave. Meanwhile, Avison Young, an independently owned Canadian brokerage firm, has set up a temporary office in the Intercontinental Hotel at Park Avenue and 48th Street and is knocking on brokerage doors all over town.

    Canadian Firms Take NYC 2012

  • The long awaited dedication of the US national memorial to slain civil rights icon Martin Luther King had been rescheduled from the 48th anniversary date of King's "I Have A Dream" speech due to Hurricane Irene.

    Thousands Gather for MLK Memorial Dedication Associated Press 2011

  • A lot on West 48th Street is under contract for about $24 million.

    Parking Lot Sells For $21 Million Dawn Wotapka 2011

  • "When I'm dressed up, people come close to me, they hug me, they kiss me, smile at me," Mr. Vasquez said in Spanish as he worked at the corner of Broadway and West 48th Street recently.

    Behind the Mickey Masks Sumathi Reddy 2011

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