amount
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"Electricity costs are a recurring topic of discussion at the office or among friends. We use the same amount of electricity as other homeowners but our bill is much lower," Kiltorp continued.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
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
“But there’s another village about five miles yonder that has a fair amount of merchants and peddlers. When you come to a fork in the road, take the left.”
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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Measurement and Data, List 1
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Measurement and Data
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