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• n  position 50 in a countable series of things
• s  the ordinal number of fifty in counting order

• Unlike the EU, which finds itself in the throes of a mid-life crisis as it celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of its founding treaty this year, 51-year-old Eurovision continues .
• Citing the Book of Leviticus ("Ye shall hallow the fiftieth year.
• On the fiftieth anniversary of the historic Colts Giants NFL Championship game, PTI takes a look at the roster of players, coaches, referees and announcers who helped turn pro .

• 50th

News & Articles

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• The Unbearable
  Terry Castle Mad Girl’s Love Song: Sylvia Plath and Life Before Ted by Andrew Wilson American Isis: The Life and Art of Sylvia Plath by Carl Rollyson This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the suicide of the poet Sylvia Plath (1932–1963), and as one might expect given the sensational details of her short and appalling life, both her US and UK publishers are celebrating the occasion with a ...
  June 21, 2013 - New York Review of Books
• JFK50 Emigrant Flame ceremony to take place at Arlington Cemetery before journey to Ireland
  A historic moment in Irish American history will take place today, at the graveside of President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery, when a flame will be taken from the Eternal Flame to be transported to Ireland, to mark the fiftieth anniversary of his memorable visit to Ireland in June 1963.
  June 18, 2013 - Irish Central
• Top News
  Bob Phillips, President and CEO of Phillips Industries recently marked his fiftieth year associated with the commercial vehicle industry and the company founded by his grandfather in 1928.
  June 17, 2013 - TruckingInfo.com

Quotes

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• Rudy Giuliani in CNSNews.com
  I kept Arafat out of the UN 50 (fiftieth anniversary) celebration. I threw him out of the UN 50 celebration. I kept Castro out of that celebration,Giuliani said. "When a Saudi prince handed me a $10-million check and wanted me to use it as...
• Jorge Lorenzo in Motorsport.com
  First of all I have to say congratulations to Valentino because this is an incredible thing to achieve and this day belongs to him,said Lorenzo. "Another podium is a great result; it's my fiftieth and we continue to be very strong this...
• Doc Rivers in ESPN
  As a six-year-old, Ruby Bridges Hall not only stood to integrate schools in New Orleans, but attended William Frantz Elementary for the rest of the year in the face of riots, boycotts, and vicious protests. As we approach the fiftieth anniversary... Mitch Landrieu http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Landrieu&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFo_a1Gr8CMc_CsOKIBi9naOVtZ7Q NewOrleans.Com http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.neworleans.com/news/local-news/398319.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFeVMCsn-5wymj25vY3I4b3CeFAvw May 20, 2010 37288 48255 fifty-eight Fifty-eight percent [from the floor]; 71 percent from the 3; 100 percent from the foul line. At least the foul line wasn't guarded," Rivers said after the Raptors made 15 of 21 3-pointers to beat Boston 114-112 on Wednesday night.