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The Oscar winner will play Helen, whose beauty famously "launched a thousand ships" and resulted in the Trojan war, according to Homer's ancient Greek legend.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

In visible and near infrared light, that wavelength can be up to a thousand times larger than the de Broglie wavelength used in electronic circuits.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

I honestly probably have a thousand different fascinating ideas for train movement.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Then do it again and again, a thousand times more.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“Spanish flu claims one hundred thousand lives; Americans urged to wear masks, keep safe distance.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse