as in dozen
a considerable amount
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Recent Examples of hundred
Since 2022, the program has grown to five regions across Senegal, screening hundreds of thousands of children.
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Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 13 June 2026
Meanwhile, in the city, thunderstorms and heavy winds knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers and caused more than a thousand flight delays and cancellations.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
The controversy comes even as Meloni’s government pursues a parallel policy of expanding legal migration, having approved a multiyear plan to admit hundreds of thousands of non-EU workers to address labor shortages in key economic sectors.
—ABC News, 13 June 2026
We were forced to cancel hundreds of customer orders.
—Axel Söderberg, Fortune, 13 June 2026
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Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 13 June 2026
Meanwhile, in the city, thunderstorms and heavy winds knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers and caused more than a thousand flight delays and cancellations.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
The controversy comes even as Meloni’s government pursues a parallel policy of expanding legal migration, having approved a multiyear plan to admit hundreds of thousands of non-EU workers to address labor shortages in key economic sectors.
—ABC News, 13 June 2026
We were forced to cancel hundreds of customer orders.
—Axel Söderberg, Fortune, 13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hundred
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On Wednesday, the weather service received more than a dozen reports of tornadoes across northern Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Illinois.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Van Zeller, 50, has won dozens of awards for the program that has taken her around the world to report on black market activities and human trafficking.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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The 150-ton cargo barge was hit about 5 nautical miles off the Omani city of Khasab, Reza Shahidian said, according to Iran's semiofficial Mehr news agency.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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Four tons of invasive Burmese pythons were removed from South Florida ecosystems during the latest breeding season, setting a record for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida.—
Sonia Osorio,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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The initial system, named Eos, serves as a large-scale prototype designed to achieve steady-state fusion and test structural integrity under real operational loads.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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Einride's proprietary optimization software, Saga AI, is also being used to manage EV execution of select Amazon loads, including charging planning.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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The tourism industry is booming in the Dominican Republic, with the island destination garnering more than 11 million annual visitors and a slew of new projects aimed at the luxury market opening in 2025 and beyond.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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On the first point, Kering released its 10-year impact report for the 2016-2025 period last week, after CEO Luca de Meo set a slew of targets as part of his turnaround plan for the beleaguered luxury group.—
Bella Webb,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
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The genre by definition requires re-enactments, and does the act of gathering a bunch actors and going to Tehran (or Morocco) give more credibility to the project than having a computer do it?—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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And it’s been my great pleasure to call Wann a bunch over the last few years to try to get a grasp of the meaning to fans of the Chiefs’ remarkable run.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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“Hundred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hundred. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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