as in dozen
a considerable amount it seems like we've answered this question hundreds of times

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Recent Examples of hundred So far, Hope has assisted hundreds of Alaska Native individuals in establishing their own weaving practices. Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025 Hart InterCivic, based in Austin, Texas, produces the Verity voting platform used in hundreds of jurisdictions across 20 states. Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025 Bags of dentaliums can go for hundreds of dollars by the pound, or even upwards of $50 per shell. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025 Bloom has already positioned hundreds of megawatts of fuel cells through deals with utilities including American Electric Power and data center developers such as Equinix and Oracle, according to the company. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hundred
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Noun
  • Every color, or frequency, can carry its own stream of information, allowing dozens of signals to travel side by side without interference.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • At least a half-dozen people described an emotional seesaw they were put through by weeks of contradictory UPS tracking updates about their shipments.
    Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ukraine’s special forces claimed that the pumping station has an annual capacity of 50 million tons.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Some 187,000 tons of food aid has been positioned in neighboring countries awaiting Israeli permission.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • To fix these problems, smart grid systems now use advanced energy management tools to balance power loads in real time.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Its presence becomes obvious when a data center project is delayed because a transformer cannot be delivered on time, or when utilities cannot build transmission lines quickly enough to support new computing loads.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
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  • Those restrictions came after the US introduced a slew of its own export controls targeting China in late September, despite the two sides seemingly making progress in trade talks over the summer.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
  • There were seven breaks in the second set, with Pegula taking a 3-0 lead on the back of a slew of Gauff double faults.
    James Hansen, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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  • The brand known for avant-garde creations presented a sleek black pointed-toe shoe with a long bunch of tassels lending dynamic movement to the pair.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • But perhaps the best Prime Day handbag deal of the bunch is a chic DeMellier shoulder bag that’s now somehow under $400; the brand has been worn by Meghan Markle.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Hundred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hundred. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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