a thousand times
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A trillion is a thousand times more than a billion, but let’s be honest: I could have told you it was a million times more and you probably would have believed me.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 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
In fact, a lot of what we hear is just retelling stories we’ve heard a thousand times, only with less structure.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2025
A new term, hyperscale, was coined by the tech industry to describe sites where the power requirement runs into tens of megawatts, before gigawatts, a thousand times bigger than megawatts, came on the scene.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025
She’d give me a lecture about respecting my possessions, even though I’d heard it a thousand times before.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
