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multitude

[muhl-ti-tood, -tyood] / ˈmʌl tɪˌtud, -ˌtjud /


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“Immediately noticeable were the sagging eaves, the multitude of leaks from the roof, the dried out, splintered mahogany and the battered exterior woodwork, which had suffered seven decades of winds from the Sound.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

When asked about the names of officials who had withheld information from the public, Mamdani said, "this goes across a multitude of those that New Yorkers have trusted."

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

"As police officers we're trained to deal with a multitude of situations, but I don't think something like this could ever be trained for," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Its multitude of brands like Pontiac and Saturn—reflective of the company’s longtime “a car for every purse and purpose” philosophy—sapped the bottom line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

My thoughts would compel utterance; and there, with no audience but the Almighty, I would pour out my soul’s complaint, in my rude way, with an apostrophe to the moving multitude of ships:—

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass

They contain multitudes, and so too do the Dashwood sisters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Parton didn’t have children, and her husband died in 2025, but she had 11 siblings and multitudes of nieces and nephews.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

A plea, a flex, a come-on — this delirious pop masterpiece contains multitudes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026

Perhaps because the multitudes derive pleasure from observing wealthy people getting dragged through the mud.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 1, 2026

If only I had truly taken advantage of the situation, seized and held and prized the multitudes of advantages the summer offered me; if only I had.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles


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