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As a result, Mora says he can’t sell the fruit, and so he decided on the mega-giveaway of more than a hundred thousand pounds of white-flesh nectarines.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026

One thousand attendees in black tie are expected.

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2026

A few times a year, he travels back to his family farm to help plant and harvest a couple of thousand acres of corn and soybeans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

An April study from researchers at Google, Microsoft, and top universities found that for its main current use, software coding, agents use a thousand times more inference than humans.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

Only a handful of soldiers—some of them looking no older than fifteen—were there to guard a thousand women.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom