large numbers

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Historians estimate that before the arrival of large numbers of European settlers, roughly 50,000 grizzlies ranged across the American West.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

So when people do take to the streets in large numbers, it usually signals something deeper.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Congress created the program in 1992 to assist hospitals serving large numbers of low-income patients.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Police deployed in large numbers along with firefighters, emergency medical personnel and two helicopters.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Neanderthals and archaic Homo sapiens probably also had a hard time talking behind each other’s backs—a much maligned ability which is in fact essential for cooperation in large numbers.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari