Word: half-dozen
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...Central America, a half-dozen specks capable of landing on either land or water progressed southwards in hops and jumps. They were the six U. S. Army amphibian planes bearing their crews on the first legs of their proposed "friendship flight" around South America...
...disgraceful disturbance at the Majestic Theatre on Monday night by a company of Harvard students deserved a more adequate punishment than the fines imposed upon the half-dozen young rowdies who were arrested. When a student conducts himself like a 'mucker' he should be treated as such. No band of hoodlums in this city ever behaved in so outrageous a manner in any place of public amusement as did these 'young gentlemen' of Harvard on this occasion...
...first. It covers approximately the same time, the first quarter of the present century, and includes several characters of his first novel, including Lily Shane. He takes himself seriously and promises to make these "panel novels" into a screen, "which, when complete, will consist of at least a half-dozen panels all interrelated...
...This Chevrolet had already demonstrated its superiority as a sprinter in eight heats against some half-dozen higher priced 4-cylinder cars...
...made the 57-hour trip to the Baltic, obtained a British pilot's license, became a regular member of her crew. Previously he had attended at her modeling, her building. His training completed by study of the Zeppelin in Germany, Lansdowne was regarded as one of the half-dozen ablest lighter-than-air commanders in the world...