amount
Example Sentences
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Because this means they technically allocated more than the offering amount, the so-called stabilization agent, in this case Morgan Stanley, needs to buy back the excess number of shares to deliver them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Over time, tidal forces synchronize the planet's rotation with its orbit, causing one rotation to take the same amount of time as one trip around its star.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
Non-compete clauses, preventing coaches taking on a job with a rival team for a set amount of time, are also common.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
“However, the dollar amount is not enough to move the needle in terms of gross capital flows in and out of the U.S.,” said Eric Wallerstein, chief macro strategist at Clocktower Group.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
She’d started keeping a weather journal, where she wrote down the daily high and low temperatures, the cloud formations, the wind speeds, the amount of sunshine and rain.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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Measurement and Data, List 1
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Measurement and Data
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