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copious

[koh-pee-uhs] / ˈkoʊ pi əs /


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The copious amounts of debt rolling out to finance the artificial-intelligence buildout has rattled the bond market this year, as borrowers have needed to pay higher interest rates to find takers for all the supply.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

But on Sunday, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the energy minister of Qatar, which before the war exported its copious amounts of liquefied natural gas via Hormuz, pushed back on the idea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Carmakers and their suppliers are industrial businesses that use copious amounts of energy, and prices in the UK are among the highest in Europe.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Johnson said the bill was meant to curtail malicious records requests, which do happen, where a citizen goes after copious amounts of records just to be a jerk and cost the government time and money.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

The weeping was copious, but it was dignified and muted.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende


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