dozen

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A closer look revealed more than two dozen possible footprints.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

The U.S. military has turned around nearly three dozen vessels and intercepted other Iranian-flagged ships, enforcing a blockade and interdiction orders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

As of Thursday, about 5,000 Tesla owners across nearly three dozen countries had signed up, according to the website’s statistics portal.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

The company has made more than two dozen such bolt-on acquisitions in the past four years.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

The dozen younger alpacas around them lowered their heads as their papa alpaca stomped on the mound of grass.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova