thousand

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So there’s like a thousand of us going for the 14th place.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Gilpin is one of a few thousand people who have benefited from hundreds of millions of dollars spent to find people a place to live in Los Angeles.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Thomas wrote to the Cement Federation asking for a mix "that would last a thousand years", while stainless steel was chosen for some elements after discussions with the Steel Federation.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Before mourning could begin, German had to pass through what he called “the thousand darknesses of death-bringing speech.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Papa said, “Why, we’ll have to take him. We couldn’t leave him here all alone. He’d die a thousand deaths. Just be sure that we have a rope with us.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls