thousand

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In just over two months, the number of suspected cases of measles have reached over sixty thousand in Bangladesh, according to the health ministry.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

In visible and near infrared light, that wavelength can be up to a thousand times larger than the de Broglie wavelength used in electronic circuits.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Hundreds of millions of dollars more has been committed to building or rehabilitating several thousand affordable-housing units that supporters say might not otherwise go forward.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

I honestly probably have a thousand different fascinating ideas for train movement.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Her eyes are filled with the thousand questions she can’t ask out loud.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam