thousand

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It dropped by several thousand the next year.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

But, he added, the department is “a thousand police officers short of what we need to handle the call volume we have.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

I’m not sure exoskeletons are ready for prime time, though early-adopter gearhead types with a couple thousand dollars to burn will have fun with them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

In visible and near infrared light, that wavelength can be up to a thousand times larger than the de Broglie wavelength used in electronic circuits.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

“You are one hundred percent—no, one thousand percent—right. Camille and Andre totally have postcards. They have to!”

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller