large numbers
Example Sentences
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Historically, dragnet surveillance was difficult because searching large numbers of people required enormous time and labor.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
On top of that, consumers now spend more time on video platforms like YouTube and TikTok that are not engineered to send large numbers of users to outside media sites.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
The trade’s popularity makes it increasingly risky if investors look to move out of hardware in large numbers, the strategist says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
According to the researchers, sunlight's broad spectrum helps support quasi-phase matching inside the nonlinear crystal, allowing the production of large numbers of position-correlated photon pairs.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
Also of exceptional general interest was a series of tricks whereby Dad could multiply large numbers in his head, without using pencil and paper.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
