thousands
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It ultimately lasted 112 days; sickened thousands with headaches, nosebleeds and nausea; and temporarily forced 8,000 families from their homes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
County Registrar data, which showed Pratt receiving thousands of votes in every single update.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
It involved the simultaneous landing of tens of thousands of troops on five separate beaches in Normandy.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
It would also be a black eye for FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, which has advertised high-end food and beverage service in the stadium’s suites while charging thousands of dollars for tickets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
They had restored thousands of bowls, bottles, vases, cups, jars, jugs, beakers, and plates in more than two hundred different shapes.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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