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If half a dozen people show up on a street corner with signs, they are mostly ignored.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

SpaceX appears to be working with almost two dozen bankers on its mega-IPO.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Each can carry a few dozen satellites into orbit.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Known professionally as Moor Mother, Ayewa has released over half a dozen solo albums and collaborated with artists like Billy Woods, Screaming Females, and the Avalanches.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

By the time Mr. van Woerden paid the formal call on Father, Father had rehearsed and polished his little speech of blessing a dozen times.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom