variants
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as in hundreds
a considerable amount
dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected
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Recent Examples of dozens
Previous airspace violations involving balloons carrying contraband cigarettes caused closures of airspace above Vilnius on October 5 and 21, leading to the cancellation of dozens of flights.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The farmer, his son and grandson were still collecting mink, with more than a dozen live traps deployed and checked routinely, Hobbs said.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
To build the new housing, Arrow Street Development plans to demolish about a half-dozen buildings including multiple old single-family homes and commercial structures.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 24 Oct. 2025
Since opening the first location in Chicago a decade ago, Taco Bell Cantina has grown to dozens of restaurants.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
For this article, Rolling Stone and Sportico reviewed more than 7,000 pages of court filings and deposition testimony and interviewed more than a dozen former coaches and players who competed for or against Riverside.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The operation also includes officials from more than a dozen federal agencies, including ICE, and has led to more than 800 arrests, according to the Department of Justice.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
After months of planning and dozens of overnight shifts, Nike’s House of Innovation flagship store on Fifth Avenue has a new look.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
While searching the area around the monastery, researchers climbed some rock formations and found dozens of unfamiliar-looking millipedes with colorful legs, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The farmer, his son and grandson were still collecting mink, with more than a dozen live traps deployed and checked routinely, Hobbs said.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
To build the new housing, Arrow Street Development plans to demolish about a half-dozen buildings including multiple old single-family homes and commercial structures.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 24 Oct. 2025
Since opening the first location in Chicago a decade ago, Taco Bell Cantina has grown to dozens of restaurants.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
For this article, Rolling Stone and Sportico reviewed more than 7,000 pages of court filings and deposition testimony and interviewed more than a dozen former coaches and players who competed for or against Riverside.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The operation also includes officials from more than a dozen federal agencies, including ICE, and has led to more than 800 arrests, according to the Department of Justice.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
After months of planning and dozens of overnight shifts, Nike’s House of Innovation flagship store on Fifth Avenue has a new look.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
While searching the area around the monastery, researchers climbed some rock formations and found dozens of unfamiliar-looking millipedes with colorful legs, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dozens
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By comparison, during the last two years, there were hundreds spotted.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Japan says at least 17 of its citizens were snatched by North Korean agents in the late 1970s and 1980s – alongside hundreds of unexplained cases.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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Japan says at least 17 of its citizens were snatched by North Korean agents in the late 1970s and 1980s – alongside hundreds of unexplained cases.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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While the details remain classified, the goal is to build and launch a network of hundreds of spy satellites—or maybe more—with specialized intelligence payloads into low earth orbit.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Silos’ Food Truck Park also offers a range of local vendors with loads of meals and drinks to enjoy all day long.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Oct. 2025
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Choose storage with wheels This trunk with wheels can be moved depending on needs; plus, with all its ample room, it can be filled with loads of extra clothes and necessities for the home, like paper towels and toilet paper rolls, until they are needed inside the house.—
Michelle Mastro,
Architectural Digest,
23 Oct. 2025
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Turning waste Into energy The Surrey Biofuel Facility processes approximately 115,000 tons of food waste each year.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Like Ferrari, by 2016, tons of automakers caught on to CarPlay and began integrating it into their products.—
Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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