shiploads

plural of shipload
as in loads
a considerable amount it must have taken a shipload of money to build that mansion

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Noun
  • Examples of weird rut-hunting spots where bucks often corral does include brush piles, brushy fencerows, sinkholes, (generally) vacant woodlots, spots closer to human inhabitation, and more.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
  • One of those problems happens to be the looming piles of textile waste that, like elephants encountered in close proximity, are difficult to ignore.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Since the summer of 2023, adults over 21 have been allowed to grow psilocybin in limited quantities and use them in private.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • On the other hand, tea made from large quantities of unwashed poppy seeds could lead to addiction and overdose, doctors said.
    David Hilzenrath, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • More than 4,000 cybersecurity tools flood the market—the typical large company uses hundreds of them, pumping out data to rows of dashboards flashing alerts.
    Saket Modi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The need for power and water grew more urgent Thursday for hundreds of thousands of residents across the Southeast a week after Helene began a deadly, devastating march as a historic Category 4 hurricane slamming onto Florida's Gulf Coast.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The steaming bread unravels like a roll of film, revealing generous chunks of meat.
    The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Peel and chop the produce into large chunks that will easily fit into your blender or juicer.
    Devineé Lingo, M.S., Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Syria’s defense ministry said dozens of soldiers have been killed in the Aleppo offensive.
    Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The Syrian army said on Saturday dozens of its soldiers had been killed in a major attack by rebels who swept into the city of Aleppo, forcing the army to redeploy in the biggest challenge to President Bashar al-Assad in years.
    Suleiman Al-Khalidi, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Soon, dozens of guests will be arriving from out of town.
    Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
  • As Thai Union installed executives at the chain, dozens of veteran Red Lobster leaders were fired or resigned in rapid succession.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Here, the best October Amazon Prime Day hiking and camping deals.
    Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Early Amazon Prime Big Deal Days deals Amazon has already started dropping prices ahead of Prime Big Deal Days.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
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