large numbers

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Unyielding Royalists, who called themselves Cavaliers, immigrated in large numbers to Virginia as refugees during the period of Puritan rule in Britain in the 1640s and ’50s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

A dense population, extensive irrigation, abundant moisture and large numbers of outdoor workers combine to create conditions in which even routine labour can become risky.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

When large numbers of proteins are affected, the resulting disruption, described as a "SNO-STORM," can interfere with normal cellular function.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Gererd Pike of Hooked Up Fishing said his fishing charter boat was six miles from Kennedy Shoal on Sunday and he had seen large numbers of "vicious, unpredictable" bull sharks in the area.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Thanks to their place- number system, they could add and subtract large numbers in roughly the same way we do today.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife