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The culinary kerfuffle was unusual for Mexico, which boasts a world-renowned cuisine that includes dozens of varieties of breads and pastries, both savory and sweet.

From Los Angeles Times

Already a physical marvel as a sixth-grader, he took an unusual path to USC, having played in only a dozen high school games.

From Los Angeles Times

There are nearly three dozen accomplishments listed by her name in the 1984 yearbook.

From Los Angeles Times

When a Times reporter entered a cell-phone number on one of the ads, a representative who said they worked for the firm’s intake department called dozens of times.

From Los Angeles Times

The building, located in the Silwan neighbourhood near the Old City, comprised a dozen apartments housing approximately 100 people, many of them women, children and elderly residents.

From Barron's