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Recent Examples of amountStill, the amount of data awarded in the auction was massive, and the move caught many by surprise.—Miami Herald,
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Sean MacAday,
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Vogue,
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quantity
Noun
There was also a bottle of whiskey, six bottles of Coca-Cola and smelling salts of an unspecified quantity.
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Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
8 Oct. 2026
When complete, these new lines will transport vast quantities of copper, a metal used in solar panels, heat pumps, batteries, and electric vehicles.