- plural of thousand.
thousands
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Its chips are used in computers, cars and robots, and the ones that power AI can cost tens of thousands of dollars apiece and come with profit margins of around 70%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
There are several long-running medical studies that enrolled thousands of men that have informed how medical organizations think about PSA tests, which have become the preferred screening option over rectal exams.
From MarketWatch ● 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
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
Their science couldn’t predict exactly when or how or where the mountain would erupt, but it did prevent many thousands of people from being closer to the mountain.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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