Eight in example sentence

Then, as Chinese were wondering why 2008, a year of supposed good fortune marked by the lucky number eight, had started with so much misfortune, a deadly earthquake struck Sichuan province, killing 80,000 people and leaving millions homeless.

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I flew on Air Force Two for eight years.

There's basically no pool of qualified teachers to pull from, and only eight percent of the people in the county have a bachelor's degree or higher.

The tuberculosis rate on Pine Ridge is approximately eight times higher than the US national average.

Teacher turnover is eight times higher than the US national average.

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