large number
Example Sentences
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For decades, scientists have noticed that some nuclei emit an unexpectedly large number of low-energy gamma rays.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
The Navy has a large number of supply officers.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
Officials in Michigan, one state with a disproportionately large number of illnesses, said earlier this month that it had become safer to eat lettuce and salad greens as case counts started to fall.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
A large number of corporations are already using open-weight models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Now a large number of people in our fleet, drawn out by the exclamations and pleas of the refugees, observed the incident from the decks of their ships.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
