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At these microscopic distances, electrons can move roughly a thousand times faster than atoms and molecules, with important changes taking place over just attoseconds.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

In the early evening on Tuesday in Los Angeles, it was becoming clear that big things were afoot a few thousand miles away, in Texas.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026

Hair and makeup designer Flora Moody estimates her team applied orc makeup to more than a thousand performers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

One you definitely didn’t hear about is the fuddiest, duddiest, most unlikely seller of a huge slug of GameStop shares after it rallied several thousand percent—Dimensional Fund Advisors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

The sun was bright, everything was moving well, and the dogs had settled into the rhythm that could take them a hundred or a thousand miles.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

In April, The Wall Street Journal reported that Iran retained thousands of short- and medium-range ballistic missiles that could be retrieved from underground sites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026

On Saturday morning, thousands of planes were back in American airspace, but airlines warned it would take several days to recover and urged passengers to change their flights to later dates where possible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026

Even Muslim-majority Malaysia hosted him last month, albeit to expedite the return of thousands of Myanmar migrants as a wave of prejudice towards Rohingya refugees swept the nation.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

A nationwide US ground stop that caused thousands of flight cancellations was caused by an issue following a copper wire upgrade, Transport Secretary Sean Duffy said.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

I am thousands of miles away in France, but somehow I am still here in Washington, and I have no choice but to run home.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse