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dozen

[duhz-uhn] / ˈdʌz ən /
NOUN
twelve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
boxcars dodecahedral


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There, I joined a dozen young locals clambering aboard a rustic barge.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

On Tuesday, more than one dozen New York sheriff’s departments, including Rensselaer’s, filed a federal lawsuit in the filed in U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

I’ve seen Willie Nelson probably half a dozen times in the last 10 years.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

There were "no serious signs that her safety or anyone else's safety was at risk," said Tufts, who saw Clancy over a dozen times for five months.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

“What isssss it?” came a dozen discordant echoes.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

The Teamsters, which represent 250,000 workers across dozens of industries in California, said they have concerns about how this will affect drivers’ work and safety.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

Canada is hiring dozens of researchers away from US universities, including top research institutions such as Harvard as its relationship with its neighbour continues to sour.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

“We have deployed dozens of production use cases across operations, client engagement, and shared services.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

For the past several weeks, dozens of women dressed in pink have come to the court in Plymouth to show their support for Clancy -- and to make a statement about women's health more generally.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

As she did, details in the trunk became clearer, until she realized it wasn’t a single huge tree, but dozens of smaller trees that grew so close together, they acted as one.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack



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