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Candidates receiving the funding must abide by expenditure limits and adhere to the criteria set by statute, ordinance or charter to demonstrate broad support, such as demonstrate a large number of small dollar contributions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026

Dresden, home to nine universities, has a large number of trained engineers who are sought after by the roughly 2,500 companies in the sector operating in the area.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

BBC Weather presenter Christopher Blanchett said a large number - about 32,000 - lightning strikes had taken place across Scotland in the past 24 hours.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Both books take the reader to a startlingly large number of places, beyond the 13 colonies, in what Ms. Pearsall terms this “Russian doll of a war.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

We observe a large number of these white dwarf stars.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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