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Thailand has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the region, with around 10 million firearms estimated to be in circulation -- roughly one for every seven inhabitants.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
It’s estimated that fewer than 10,000 exist in the wild.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
According to the National Audit Office, Serco covers the Midlands and East of England and is worth an estimated £3.5bn over 10 years.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Researchers at Macao Polytechnic University in China investigated how physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness, measured through estimated VO2 max, were associated with cardiovascular disease risk.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Samuel Haughton, a respected geologist at Trinity College in Dublin, announced an estimated age for the Earth of 2,300 million years–way beyond anything anybody else was suggesting.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
