considerable
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Considerable work still needs to be done on the village, which will ultimately include 12 homes, each accommodating six children.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026
Considerable attention has been paid recently to the idea of “second-screen” or “casual” viewing—the phenomenon of TV designed not to be watched.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
Considerable harm can be inflicted upon patients when the agency gets it wrong.
From Slate • Jun. 13, 2024
Considerable progress has been made in bringing inflation down from its double-digit highs in late 2022, but returning inflation all the way to the 2 percent target is expected to be a bumpy process.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2024
Considerable airtime is devoted to the comfortable lives, by North Korean standards, of defectors living in South Korea, where they receive housing and other subsidies from the government in Seoul.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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