large number

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Helicopter footage captured by NBC4 showed police tape cordoning off a section of the residential street, where a large number of emergency responders were gathered.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

But between 2018 and 2020, an Internal Revenue Service contractor leaked a large number of wealthy Americans’ tax returns to the media, and Trump’s was among them.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

However, the near-200% gain in the Kospi index over the last 12 months has attracted a large number of speculative investors.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Swatch's Old Trafford store in Greater Manchester has reopened after the police were called and then dispersed a large number of people.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Particularly surprising is the large number of species of African and American mammals that were never domesticated, despite their having Eurasian close relatives or counterparts that were domesticated.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond