dozen

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More than a dozen similar fossils stored in museums were eventually linked to the newly identified predator.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

I’ve made these a dozen different ways: cheddar and chive, goat cheese and red pepper, pizza-inspired, spinach and feta.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

The Liberal Democrat MP for St Ives previously voted in favour of assisted dying, and said he "probably has a dozen subjects" for a Private Members Bill.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

“We’re having teams of a dozen people do what historically would have taken hundreds of people and years to build out.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

My own list emblazoned in my brain, I manage to find a dozen files for the deceased members of the Forty-Eighth in about twenty minutes, all with no sign of the archivist returning.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse