a thousand times

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In visible and near infrared light, that wavelength can be up to a thousand times larger than the de Broglie wavelength used in electronic circuits.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Then do it again and again, a thousand times more.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“I tell myself I’m a good free-throw shooter, I’ve done it a thousand times before and take deep breaths.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

"If you've seen the film 'Oppenheimer', I sat 20 miles from a nuclear explosion that was a thousand times greater than that explosion," he told Newsnight.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

I keep looking at Sahil and he keeps looking at me and our hands have brushed a thousand times as we both reach for the same pencil or highlighter.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon