Definitions
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- noun The
decade of the1940s . - noun Temperatures from 40 to 49 degrees.
- noun slang Plural form of
40 (bottle of beer).
Etymologies
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Examples
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The number of lives that can be saved among the 22 or 23 million women in their 40s is relatively small, 1,200.
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Some googling and a 1967 Time article tells me that Emerson Foote was a big creative in 40s and 50s (VP at McCann-Erickson starting in '51) who worked on the American Tobacco Co. account and specifically for Lucky Strike.
Samantha Zalaznick: Mad Men Recap: Don Strikes Back Samantha Zalaznick 2010
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What about back in 40s when he was just Sub-Mariner.
Pull List: Sub-Mariner Comics 01 « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2009
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Granted, New York City in the 30s and 40s is great, and it is in almost every story.
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One pleasure of reaching your mid-40s is the knowledge that there is much for which you no longer need apologise.
Restaurant review: The Draft House Jay Rayner 2010
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Most of the "poor" in America today are young; the median income of those in theri 30s and 40s is about $60,000/yr.
Envy, Happiness, and Social Policy, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Well I have that Heifetz VHS tape and it's good, though the earlier recording from the 40s is better.
Cover Version Cage Match Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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It's often less than 50 degrees Farenheit here during late-December-through-January nights (down to the low 40s is usual), but the cold spell started about a month ago and hasn't exactly let up, although it does warm up to 60-ish during the day.
Weather 2002
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It’s a sad sign of our national discourse when an unmarried public servant in his or her 40s is assumed to be gay, but it is what it is.
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It’s a sad sign of our national discourse when an unmarried public servant in his or her 40s is assumed to be gay, but it is what it is.
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