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That distance is more than one thousand times greater than the characteristic size of a single oscillator.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
The reason is that the cost of insuring his home and rentals is a few thousand dollars a year, much lower than the potential out-of-pocket cost he would face if he had to rebuild them.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
That hopeful time “feels like a thousand years ago,” Mr. Nordlinger said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The markers had been recycled for a few thousand dollars, but it cost the city $40,000 to replace them, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Now we were crossing the Grote Markt, the walls of the great cathedral glowing a thousand shades of gray in the crystal light.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
It's been downloaded thousands of times, reports Wired magazine.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Many Parallax units would be needed at each data center site, as companies are looking for hundreds to thousands of megawatts of power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Given these developments and the pace of Russian and Ukrainian drone production, a battlefield with hundreds to thousands of fully autonomous drones operating is plausible within the next few years.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
Then each individual choir member has to pay an additional £42, which means some choirs having to pay thousands of pounds to attend.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
From now on this was the sound of roll call, the stamping of thousands of feet on the long dark street.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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