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She also implied that, in her zeal to fix the city’s problems, she quietly pushed out a dozen high-level bureaucrats, including those who dealt with trash pickup and police recruitment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Addressing more than a dozen criminal justice and forensics students—including two other groups who’d reviewed different cases for their class assignment—Stafford announced that U.S.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Last month, US media outlets said at least a dozen American soldiers were injured by an Iranian attack on the base.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

HYSAs are more liquid and withdrawals are limited to half a dozen per month.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

On reaching the river, Rowdy and I stopped to watch a mother duck, with about a dozen little babies, working around an old drift close to the bank.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls