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Raman told the audience there is a direct connection between the police raises and last year’s $1 billion budget shortfall, which nearly resulted in layoffs of more than a thousand city workers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

"We are talking about two foreign nationals that were arrested in international waters approximately a thousand kilometres from Gaza and brought into Israel against their will."

From BBC • May 5, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Settlements with legal representation are higher on average by a few thousand dollars, but after paying standard attorney fees of one-third of the settlement, the net in routine cases is less money for victims.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

“There were only a thousand copies printed and then the publisher burned down. My auntie tells me that’s why they’re so special.”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova