as in people
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
intellectuals sneered that television was a medium clearly aimed at the millions
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people
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In the attack, several people died, and more than 100 law enforcement officials were hurt.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026 -
The two people who were killed in the attack were later identified as Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov and Ella Cook, 19.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Millions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millions. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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