sum
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"This is a large sum. This is a very, very large sum," said Dmitriy Shakhnevich, an attorney and professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2024
“That’s not a small sum. That is a historic thing and guess what? They didn’t do that just because of the healthcare conversation,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2019
“We are pretty far out exceeding every number we thought was possible by a pretty large sum. We’re just shocked at the amount of people coming in.”
From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2017
Noting that Mr. Trump has put $54 million of his own money into his campaign effort, Mr. Beckel called that “a very sizable sum. Most candidates don’t fund their campaigns to that tune.”
From Washington Times • Oct. 23, 2016
“Two days ago, your parents managed to tie up the money with legal proceedings, ultimately ending any hopes you had of spending the final sum. Then Leonard called me this morning.”
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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