dozen

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This divergence has forecast market declines around a half dozen times in the past three decades.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

On a Wednesday in February in the Coachella Valley, more than two dozen farmworkers weaved up and down rows of strawberries, their gloved hands flicking quickly to pluck the fruit and stash it in boxes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“Cancel your return flights,” he told the few dozen executives gathered in the room.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The tech conglomerate has asked for an extension from the agency, but now Amazon has Globalstar’s two dozen satellites, no matter what happens with the FCC.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

There was another long wait until a nurse appeared to lead her and half a dozen others into the hospital proper.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom