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The phrase "a full fifty" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to emphasize the completeness or entirety of a quantity, often in contexts involving numbers or amounts.
Example: "The project received a full fifty applications, far exceeding our expectations."
Alternatives: "exactly fifty" or "a complete fifty".
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For a full fifty seconds, he holds the lunchbox in front of him.
Their leader was Erasmus Darwin, a physician, inventor, and scientist, who began thinking about evolution a full fifty years before his grandson Charles.
A full fifty years ago, Walter was my sole recommendation to a St . Louisfamily who wanted an honest and able investment manager.
Unless one candidate captures a full fifty per cent of the vote, there will be a runoff between the top two finishers, on June 20th.
OK, they're a little less rare, as it's been a full fifty years since Cleveland hoisted a championship banner in any major sport.
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By Peter Fulham June 26 , 2013In 1971, a full fifty-seven yeafterfter it was written, "Maurice," E. M. Forster's novel of young romance between two men in prewar England, was finally published.
I stayed for a full four weeks.
Holbrooke paused for a full ten seconds.
Not a full-circle moment, but a full one.
I've done it for a full seven.
Mid Air, too, comes a full eight years after High.
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