dozen

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There are 12 key species known collectively as the Dirty Dozen.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026

Often arguing among themselves, when they aren’t insulting one another, the agents seem less Impossible Mission Force than Dirty Half Dozen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025

Known for an array of major parts, including in The Dirty Dozen, M*A*S*H, Don't Look Now, Klute and Six Degrees of Separation, Donald Sutherland was not always destined for an acting career.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024

Per the EWG, four of the five pesticides found most frequently on the Dirty Dozen are fungicides — namely fludioxonil, pyraclostrobin, boscalid and pyrimethanil.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2024

"Himself. And a chauffeur in livery. Going to drive me around and have breakfast in the Bois. Hampers. Got it all at Zelli's. Dozen bottles of Mumms. Tempt you?"

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway