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The preparation for this moment dates back about a dozen years, to when Emmett decided to first watch football film with his boys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
More than three dozen sets of human remains taken during the British colonial rule of India and Myanmar are set to be returned to their ancestral home by a museum.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The adults would engage in animated conversation, usually about current events, while we, the dozen or so kids, kept ourselves busy inventing games.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
In the latest round of attacks, Iran said it hit more than a dozen ships attempting to pass through the strait Wednesday, and announced an expansion of a no-go zone outside the waterway.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
His suit jackets had four huge inside pockets, each fitted with hooks for a dozen watches, so that wherever he went the hum of hundreds of little wheels went gaily with him.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
His course is full, with dozens on a waitlist.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
In Arak, an industrial hub in western Iran, dozens lined up Monday in front of the governor’s office and said they could no longer make ends meet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Police conducted dozens of raids Thursday into the alleged embezzlement of public funds by the company that produced the flattering biopic.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Soon he’ll tell us he carried dozens of people on his own back while personally defeating the terrorists.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
A new figure forms in the flames: tall and muscular with a bald head, the man is surrounded by dozens of other figures.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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