copious

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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

“This system will be drawing up copious amounts of subtropical moisture from the south,” Bryan Allegretto wrote in the weather blog Palisades Tahoe.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

She said it had been "exceptionally" mild through the beginning of November but there had also been "copious" amount of rain.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

He was making copious notes in small leather notebooks filled with high-quality paper made from linen rags.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman