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Example Sentences

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Instead of earning a couple of thousand dollars to kickstart the next chapter of my life, I spent months worrying about what taking a service job might say about me.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

M88 is part of the Virgo Cluster, a vast collection of more than a thousand galaxies bound together by gravity.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

“I’m gonna bet on myself a thousand percent of the time,” Harris said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

And who better to distill reams of complex information than someone who understands a picture is worth a thousand words?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

“Spanish flu claims one hundred thousand lives; Americans urged to wear masks, keep safe distance.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse