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  • noun The cardinal number immediately following ninety-five and preceding ninety-seven.

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  • adjective being six more than ninety

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Examples

  • Prisoners were subjected to sleep deprivation of up to ninety-six hours.

    The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010

  • Not exactly what I wanted to hear early in the morning, on the first sunny day after ninety-six hours of continuous rain.

    Marcia G. Yerman: The Struggle for Change: Activism vs. Cynicism Marcia G. Yerman 2011

  • The effects of migration were revealed by experiments on groups of E. coli bacteria and bacteria-infecting viruses—phages—grown in ninety-six separate wells on plates.

    SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011

  • All together, the count was ninety-six people ill, thirteen dead—and news of more victims coming in every day.

    Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011

  • In all, the Stanford team examined ninety-six functional features—such as how the hull was constructed or the way outriggers were attached—that could contribute to the seaworthiness of the canoes and thus have a bearing on fishing success or survival during migration or warfare.

    SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011

  • In fact it will happen again in ninety-six minutes.

    Howard Hughes vs. the Expectations of the 21st Century greygirlbeast 2010

  • All together, the count was ninety-six people ill, thirteen dead—and news of more victims coming in every day.

    Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011

  • Not exactly what I wanted to hear early in the morning, on the first sunny day after ninety-six hours of continuous rain.

    Marcia G. Yerman: The Struggle for Change: Activism vs. Cynicism Marcia G. Yerman 2011

  • All together, the count was ninety-six people ill, thirteen dead—and news of more victims coming in every day.

    Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011

  • His comprehensive catalogue of adaptations includes details on performances and publications for ninety-six plays, including the 1927 play of

    Plays 2010

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