eighty-nine

Eighty-nine percent occurred when the person was awake, rather than dreaming or dozing.

Eighty-nine percent of them are using some form of contraception; 15.3 million Americans use prescription hormonal birth control.

“Eighty-nine dollars,” says the nice lady at the desk when I ask for a room.

And it must have been; every morning for eighty-nine days the gaudy music box faithfully played the tune over and over again.