thousand

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Already this year Amazon, Meta, Block, Pinterest and Atlassian, among others, have collectively laid off several thousand workers.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

It also recently received permission to put another few thousand satellites into orbit by 2035.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

At a recent analyst call, management reaffirmed its 2026 guidance of oil and gas production of 165-175 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day, up from 156 mboepd last year, the analysts note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“It’s been a death by a thousand cuts, and this is the last big chomp,” she said.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

When Hugo said that, my heart broke in a thousand different ways.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler