thirty-two
noun
thir·ty-two
ˌthər-tē-ˈtü 
1
: a number that is one more than 31 see Table of Numbers
2
: a .32 caliber handgun
—usually written .32
thirty-two
adjective
thirty-two
pronoun, plural in construction
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He was replaced by Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s longest-serving leader, who helmed the organization for thirty-two years, until his death in a ferocious Israeli bombardment on Beirut in September.
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Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
The buck proved to be a seven-pointer, an ancient fellow with a main beam of twenty-eight inches, and a spread of thirty-two.
—Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
The poll saw the lead Biden (who had not yet withdrawn his candidacy) had among such voters drop thirty-two points, down to sixteen points from forty-eight in 2020.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Christmas in Asheville, over the past thirty-two years, has grown to be quite synonymous with gingerbread.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2024
Finally, in September, the government shut down thirty-two Web sites that disguised Kremlin propaganda as content from news organizations such as Fox News and the Washington Post.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
The initial cohort of thirty-two grantees includes twenty-four on the US side of the border and eight on the Mexico side.
—News Desk, Artforum, 21 Oct. 2024
At just thirty-two years old, Martorano is exceptionally young as far as bespoke tailors go, especially in the US, which lacks the regimented education of Savile Row.
—Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2024
The thirty-two papers that were delivered in Teddington in 1958 glimpsed the possibility of artificial humans.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
The buck proved to be a seven-pointer, an ancient fellow with a main beam of twenty-eight inches, and a spread of thirty-two.
—Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
The poll saw the lead Biden (who had not yet withdrawn his candidacy) had among such voters drop thirty-two points, down to sixteen points from forty-eight in 2020.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Christmas in Asheville, over the past thirty-two years, has grown to be quite synonymous with gingerbread.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2024
Finally, in September, the government shut down thirty-two Web sites that disguised Kremlin propaganda as content from news organizations such as Fox News and the Washington Post.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
The initial cohort of thirty-two grantees includes twenty-four on the US side of the border and eight on the Mexico side.
—News Desk, Artforum, 21 Oct. 2024
At just thirty-two years old, Martorano is exceptionally young as far as bespoke tailors go, especially in the US, which lacks the regimented education of Savile Row.
—Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2024
The thirty-two papers that were delivered in Teddington in 1958 glimpsed the possibility of artificial humans.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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