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[uh-mount] / əˈmaʊnt /






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It’s certainly true that Meta could have done more to limit the amount of time teens spend on its platform.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

This is because the amount of cartilage, a tough but flexible kind of connective tissue, and fluid in your joints decreases over time.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

Many deals are dependent on conditions such as a minimum amount of money into your account in the first few weeks, or minimum number of direct debits leaving it.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Hawaii Governor Josh Green warned that Hawaii will experience "an incredible amount of water".

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

It was just a stunning amount that people had shared with us overnight.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Each family is believed to have received between $2.5 million and $3 million, but exact amounts have not been divulged because of a nondisclosure agreement.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Possible triggers include growing amounts of meltwater entering the ocean from polar regions as well as global warming itself.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

These funds let you buy at will, but you may need to hold for years on end—and generally can sell only limited amounts at predetermined times.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

It’s just syrup and nebulous amounts of whatever base.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

“Their blood is blue, and it can detect really small amounts of bacteria, so scientists use it to test vaccines.”

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Mohamed Al-Hamdani, a Democratic member of Montgomery County’s Board of Elections, which received similar inquiries, said they amounted to “witch hunts” that ate up staff time.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

In the late 1970s, football clubs were actively searching for new revenue streams, but there had been resistance to front-of-shirt sponsorship - especially from TV companies who argued that it amounted to free advertising.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Inflows amounted to 89 billion kroner after deduction of expenses, it added.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

The D.A.’s decision to release such information before the arraignment and then issue a press release amounted to a “publicity stunt,” Jackson said in the filing.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Some several of the new investors were merchant relatives of Mr. Gitney’s, the Young Men whom I had seen about the house in earlier days, but whose presence had never amounted to much.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

The study found such collisions killed between 15% and 29% of a group each year, and was the main cause of recorded hedgehog deaths, amounting to about two fifths of the total.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

As of July 8, ConserveOhio has collected more than 105,000 signatures, amounting to 25% of the 420,142 required.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

In the killings that occurred between January and June 26, only 16 indictments were filed, amounting to just 12.3 percent of cases, according to the Abraham Initiatives.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

Meta is seeking damages and sanctions amounting to more than $50,000 per violation of her severance agreement, according to Wynn-Williams’s complaint.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Einarsson and Sverrisson pointed out, though, that the apartment was in extremely poor condition and would need repairs amounting to tens of thousands of dollars.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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