[Long Forties is an area of the northern North Sea] that is fairly consistently forty [[fathoms (240 feet/73 metres) deep. Thus, on a nautical chart with depth shown in fathoms, a long area with many "40" notations can be seen.
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In the nineteen forties, she was the first black woman to sign a long-term agreement with a major Hollywood movie studio.
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In the nineteen forties, Lena Horne was the first African-American in Hollywood to sign a long-term contract with a major movie studio.