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At these microscopic distances, electrons can move roughly a thousand times faster than atoms and molecules, with important changes taking place over just attoseconds.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
In the early evening on Tuesday in Los Angeles, it was becoming clear that big things were afoot a few thousand miles away, in Texas.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026
Hair and makeup designer Flora Moody estimates her team applied orc makeup to more than a thousand performers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
This echoes a warning from Poundland founder Steve Smith on Monday that two or three thousand suppliers to the firm, which only work for Poundland, would be directly affected by its collapse.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
She started yelling, “Mama! Mama! Come and look! Hurry, Mama! You won’t believe it! Jay Berry’s coming home with a thousand monkeys.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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They formed an organization called the Committee for Freedom of Choice in Cancer Therapy, which by the mid-1970s claimed to have tens of thousands of members.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
Gold is its top export, drawing in foreign investors but also tens of thousands of small-scale miners.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
The university said "thousands" of the devices had been sold so far.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Wealthy individuals are spending tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars on everything from concierge doctors that will respond to 11 p.m. texts to specialized longevity practitioners promising treatments to help them live longer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
But what’s even more surprising is that she made landfall four hours early, stranding tens of thousands of people trying to get home or leave the area.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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