large numbers

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Swirls Path, at Helvellyn, in the Lake District, is used by large numbers of walkers drawn by its views over Thirlmere.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

These tasks historically absorbed large numbers of early-career workers because they were time-consuming and costly to perform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Researchers uncovered 23 hearths containing large numbers of crushed and burned fragments of green mineral.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Allison Janney, “The Diplomat” “The women of ‘The Pitt’ didn’t make it in this category in large numbers last year outside of Katherine LaNasa.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

During the first two decades after the war for independence from Britain, large numbers of first- and second-generation Ulster Scots moved westward into the Ohio Valley, western Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz