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thousand

adjective as in having 1000 of something

noun as in pertaining to 1000

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"Nearly ten thousand mobile phones used in online gambling operations were also seized."

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The Assad regime, one of the world’s most brutal, jailed and killed thousands of perceived opponents over its 50 years in power.

"It's a matter of patient safety and survival with around 70% of patients missing the target every month, that represents thousands of people whose treatment is being delayed and they are potentially coming to harm."

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"That means that they must have been swapping saliva for hundreds of thousands of years after the two species split," explained Dr Brindle.

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During two criminal investigations into Epstein, thousands of documents were gathered, including transcripts of interviews with victims and witnesses.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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