legions
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It requires a massive infrastructure investment, as well as legions of people handling construction, maintenance and repair of the physical plant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
To carry out the repatriation plan, he has welcomed Min Aung Hlaing -- previously shunned and credited with ordering the 2017 crackdown that sent legions of Rohingya fleeing to Malaysia in the first place.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Curry, who died Tuesday at 80, made a gleefully evil turn as a clown that sparked nightmares for legions of Gen X and millennial viewers that continue to haunt to this day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Washington launched his Delaware River attack in 1776 with armies marching at the foot speed of Caesar’s legions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Would Neanderthals have been able to serve in the Roman legions, or in the sprawling bureaucracy of imperial China?
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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