large numbers

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Any state collapse could also pose a challenge to the Trump administration if large numbers of Cubans fled the country, particularly towards the US.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

“By the time these companies go public, the law of large numbers kicks in.”

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Advances in genetic sequencing and screening technologies have allowed scientists to identify large numbers of disease linked mutations.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Allison Janney, “The Diplomat” “The women of ‘The Pitt’ didn’t make it in this category in large numbers last year outside of Katherine LaNasa.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The electromagnetic attraction is pictured as being caused by the exchange of large numbers of virtual massless particles of spin 1, called photons.

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