as in ton
a considerable amount
dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected
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Recent Examples of dozen
Letters signed by dozens of local officials, legislators from both houses, environmental groups and clean energy businesses have flooded in to try to save the program.
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Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
The Lake County Board of Elections and Registration reviewed more than two dozen provisional ballots and absentee vote-by-mail ballots with mismatched signatures to determine if they should be accepted or rejected at its Thursday meeting.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
The man who sued Gutierrez, Jimmy Atteberry, has sued dozens of small businesses over the past few months for CIPA violations.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
Fortune highlighted data from NV Energy’s own planning documents showing that a dozen data center projects in northern Nevada could drive 5,900 megawatts of new demand by 2033.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
The Lake County Board of Elections and Registration reviewed more than two dozen provisional ballots and absentee vote-by-mail ballots with mismatched signatures to determine if they should be accepted or rejected at its Thursday meeting.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
The man who sued Gutierrez, Jimmy Atteberry, has sued dozens of small businesses over the past few months for CIPA violations.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
Fortune highlighted data from NV Energy’s own planning documents showing that a dozen data center projects in northern Nevada could drive 5,900 megawatts of new demand by 2033.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dozen
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About 7,000 vessel passages occur each year, moving more than 86 million tons of cargo.—
Victoria E. Freile,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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Damien Lewis and Rob Hunt are Pro Bowl-level starters, but their backups leave a ton to be desired.—
Mike Kaye
Updated May 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
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Levi’s went on a prolific streak of collaborations by releasing three collections with Nike and Jordan Brand from last July through January, and during that time and onward denim has been popping up on loads more in-line releases under the Nike umbrella.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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There’s plenty of space in the rear too, with loads of head and legroom for adult passengers.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Young vandals have been suspected in a slew of subway thefts in recent months.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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Neighbors shared a slew of security camera footage from various incidents, showing masked suspects approaching their homes and stealing packages, taking things from truck beds and breaking into mailboxes.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Be sure to book a room on a high floor facing the Ponte Estaiada Octavio Frias de Oliveira Bridge, which is the most interesting of the bunch here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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While Rickie Fowler and Ludvig Åberg chatted with their caddies, DeChambeau took a bunch of practice swings and chomped on a piece of beef jerky with more aggression than even chewy meat merits.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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So, instead of having a destroyer or frigate-class asset on station, China could send dozens or hundreds of cheap, autonomous drones instead.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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Europe’s leading nations possess hundreds of pro clubs connected to youth development systems.—
Clemente Lisi,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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The affected product is a 6-ounce tube with lot number 1024088 and an expiration date of November 2026.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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So of course this ends up being lots of big box dealers, people who sell the most guns, but also reflects where crime guns are coming from.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The United States has also recently offered an economic deal if changes are made.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
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While Levin’s involvement in the fight game dates back to his days representing fighters such as Randy Couture, Dan Henderson and Mark Coleman in the early 2000s, his expertise with this new promotion will be most valuable in licensing, merchandising and global distribution deals.—
Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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That film generated some moody power before collapsing into a pile of surrealist-horror shards.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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Cut it up into its individual paragraphs and then put these pieces of paper in a pile.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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