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On Monday evening, a few thousand people gathered at a vigil for Arday in London’s Trafalgar Square.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
In a typical week, Stuart Manley, from Barter Books, in Northumberland, would sell two or three thousand books.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The process of hydraulic fracturing ekes out oil from older wells, and involves cracking the bedrock several thousand feet below the seafloor by injecting chemical fluids with intense pressure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
“An offshore field with 15 to 20 wells might produce 150,000 barrels a day,” Robotti said, while estimating that an onshore well might produce “a thousand barrels a day if you are lucky.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Spanish flu claims one hundred thousand lives; Americans urged to wear masks, keep safe distance.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Matt is a masked rider with tens of thousands of followers on YouTube.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Venmo parent company PayPal integrated with three major higher-education payment platforms serving thousands of colleges and universities across the country.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
"This funding will help thousands of people leave the streets behind, move into secure homes and get the support they need to rebuild their lives," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
The Journal reported this week that 93,000 Haitians on temporary protected status, or TPS, had been working in Florida, including thousands of cooks and nursing assistants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Blueberry bushes glittered with thousands of tiny, frost-spangled spiders’ webs.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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