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[koh-pee-uhs] / ˈkoʊ pi əs /


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It’s possible, Whelton said, that spraying copious amounts of water on the tank had effectively suppressed much of the toxic vapors and the airborne risk.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

More than four years ago, the whistleblower told me the programme was flawed and their spreadsheets and copious amount of digging into records proved that.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

“We sampled all their pies and food and made copious notes on this stuff,” Rafferty says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

India lacks such large inventories, but as prices climb, it may opt to buy the copious volumes of sanctioned crude oil currently in floating storage, mainly in East Asia.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Readers will also thank a writer for the copious use offor example, as in, and such as, because an explanation without an example is little better than no explanation at all.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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