millions

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But recent cases suggest authorities have struggled to recover the millions of pounds generated by the smuggling trade each year before it leaves the UK.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

With millions of dollars at stake, it wasn’t Polymarket that decided who was right.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

It's such a unique opportunity to put on a high-production performance in front of millions of people.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

How can researchers know that tiny fossil teeth are millions of years old?

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

“There is no escaping the fact that nuclear conflict would leave a tragic world,” declared the opening pages of Fallout Protection, a U.S. government booklet published by the millions in late 1961.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin