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To Madeira was a bargain wonderkid on Championship Manager 01-02, a guaranteed goal-getter available for a few hundred thousand pounds who would evolve into one of the game's greatest strikers.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The Tahoe Basin can see quakes that strong every few thousand years, scientists say.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

For example, China, Russia and South Korea report several thousand cases a year.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The lawyer buys an estimate for a few hundred dollars and resells it to his client for a few thousand in fees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

It may as well have been ten thousand miles.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen