thousands

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However, Adm Brad Cooper - the US military officer overseeing the war - has challenged the suggestion that there have been thousands of civilian deaths.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Across the city, builders added more than 60,000 housing units after 2000, including tens of thousands of townhomes built by small builders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The seesawing shift in ocean temperatures and winds forms across the tropical Pacific Ocean but can influence drought, floods, and other extremes thousands of miles away.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

A handful of people are responsible for suing thousands of local businesses under the Americans With Disabilities Act.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The new technology of steam-run printing presses could spit out cheap tabloid newspapers by the thousands.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock