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thousand

[thou-zuhnd] / ˈθaʊ zənd /
ADJECTIVE
having 1000 of something
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NOUN
pertaining to 1000
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Just a few thousand are expected to be sold per year, experts say.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

That distance is more than one thousand times greater than the characteristic size of a single oscillator.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

That hopeful time “feels like a thousand years ago,” Mr. Nordlinger said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

We did a big recruitment campaign, had over a thousand recruits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

“It’s the one about failing ten thousand times when he tried to invent the light bulb, right? Is that how long you think it’s going to take me to pass the Lincoln assassination?”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Prada has also begun digging through thousands of pieces in its archives, creating re-editions of looks from past collections for clients with a particular attachment to a show or period in the brand’s history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Jaswal, however, points out that thousands of officials in India do their jobs without attracting public attention.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Deep floodwaters in Bangkok drove thousands of residents into shelters as others scrambled to buy groceries or dry out their homes on Sunday after days of heavy rain inundated markets, roads and residences.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

In Hungary alone, it affects tens of thousands of people.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

There had to be tens of thousands of people out there.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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