amounts

plural of amount
as in quantities
a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter is this small amount of food supposed to feed the whole hockey team?

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Recent Examples of amounts The test can detect trace amounts of minerals and toxic metals in their system, providing information at levels even smaller than a traditional blood test can find. Christine Persaud, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025 During fermentation, the live cultures consume most of the sugar, leaving behind beneficial probiotics, organic acids, and trace amounts of natural sugar. Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025 In order to hone their models, these companies need users to create large amounts of content that can be used for training data. Andrew R. Chow, Time, 20 Oct. 2025 Yet, large institutional investors, including index funds, control massive amounts of shares held by their investors, which gives them sway over voting. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025 British newspapers reported amounts for the settlement ranged from $6 million to $16 million. Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025 Chicory root coffee contains small amounts of a prebiotic compound called inulin. Jillian Kubala, Health, 19 Oct. 2025 Canned pumpkin is typically best when baking from scratch, especially when your recipe specifies exact amounts of sugar and spices. Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025 The Cowboys, who have shelled out massive amounts of money to players like quarterback Dak Prescott and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, didn't want to invest heavily in Dowdle at any point during his four-year run with the team. Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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quantities
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  • The potential solution presented by UCSD School of Medicine researchers is an anti-αvβ3 antibody that triggers macrophages, a type of immune cell already found in large quantities in advanced tumors.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • As for carrots, consuming substantial quantities of carrot juice over time can lead to a temporary condition called carotenemia, a harmless but noticeable yellow-orange tint to the skin.
    Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2025

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