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Earlier versions of such gratings, made from materials like silicon or gallium compounds, required thicknesses of several hundred nanometers to function effectively.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Police responded to reports of anti-social behaviour involving a group of "several hundred young people" last weekend in Clapham, south London.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Meanwhile, Amazon has just a few hundred satellites deployed.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The plant, which was supposed to employ 900 workers, is down to a few hundred.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

We had run long in a day—a hundred and fifty miles—with an adult team in good shape.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen