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[koh-pee-uhs] / ˈkoʊ pi əs /


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He also kept copious and documented records of the people he knew: hence the piles of emails, photos and other documents that are now in the public domain.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

More than four years ago, the whistleblower told me the programme was flawed and their spreadsheets and copious amount of digging into records proved that.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

India lacks such large inventories, but as prices climb, it may opt to buy the copious volumes of sanctioned crude oil currently in floating storage, mainly in East Asia.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Nervous about making a big mistake, which she didn’t, she kept multiple screens on her desk to keep track of research, took copious notes and reviewed them repeatedly before a meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

The heat was getting to me, or the billiard room’s confines, or maybe it was the copious amounts of cigar smoke wafting from the gentlemen on either side of us.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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