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as in loads
a considerable amount
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Recent Examples of quantity
Scientists and researchers rely on devices like Element’s to read large quantities of genetic data to study — and sometimes treat — the root of genetic diseases and disorders.
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Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Advertisement For the innovation drive, Statista cooperated with LexisNexis® Intellectual Property Solutions to analyze the quantity and impact of a company’s IP (intellectual property) portfolio.
—Time Staff, Time, 9 June 2026
Water consumption and pollution Data centers require vast quantities of water to cool their servers.
—Ed Maibach, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
What to read next The major mission disrupters come in the form of meteor storms and outbursts, which see a dramatic increase in the quantity of interplanetary debris choking the Earth-moon environment.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 7 June 2026
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Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Advertisement For the innovation drive, Statista cooperated with LexisNexis® Intellectual Property Solutions to analyze the quantity and impact of a company’s IP (intellectual property) portfolio.
—Time Staff, Time, 9 June 2026
Water consumption and pollution Data centers require vast quantities of water to cool their servers.
—Ed Maibach, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
What to read next The major mission disrupters come in the form of meteor storms and outbursts, which see a dramatic increase in the quantity of interplanetary debris choking the Earth-moon environment.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 7 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantity
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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 video was obviously not received well, and officials at Texas Tech were enduring a tremendous amount of backlash from opposing conference leaders from across the Big 12.—
Trey Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Tickets for any match in any city will cost you a pretty penny at this point in the tournament, but seats for the final will set you back a staggering amount—likely about five figures for Category 1 tickets, according to the New York Times, and that doesn’t even account for travel or lodging.—
Hannah Chubb,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 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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It’s made with a ton of anti-theft features, including locking zippers, slash-resistant body panels and straps, and RFID-blocking protection.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
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More recently, clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement outside Delaney Hall, an immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, have resulted in dozens of arrests.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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Ukrainian authorities have told CNN that several children who were evacuated to Italy with Rudyka are among dozens of Ukrainian minors whose return home has been prevented by the Italian courts.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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And now, to MLB's chagrin, this uniform issue has bled over to a not-small chunk of the American public.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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None of they key players went in colder than Tudisco, whose deceptively warm performance as sometimes-mobster Mike Santini holds a large chunk of the show together.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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Rizzo’s front office, which includes the man who served as interim GM last season, Mike DeBartolo, made a deal that helped provide the new administration with assets who can help the Nationals win, now and in the future.—
Barry Svrluga,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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The labor deals will add more than $1 billion a year to district costs, providing higher salaries and maintaining health benefits for workers and expanding some services to students.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Due to the abundance of moisture in the atmosphere, heat index values will approach 100° to 105° during the afternoon.—
Lauren Bostwick,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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And although coffee grounds contain very little caffeine, plants sensitive to caffeine could be negatively affected by an abundance of coffee grounds in the soil, Bradley warns.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
10 June 2026
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Yet dystopian fears are impossible to shrug off, especially since the technology stands to concentrate even more wealth and power into even fewer hands.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
11 Dec. 2025
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Elites in Ancient Rome went to great lengths to advertise their status and wealth.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Quantity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantity. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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