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Example Sentences
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Lodge Causeway Dental Centre ran the open day on 6 September, which saw thousands of people queueing for the chance to register with an NHS dentist.
From BBC
This period marked a sudden and unusual return to near ice-age conditions that lasted roughly a thousand years, interrupting an overall warming trend following the Last Glacial Period.
From Science Daily
The company closed plants and laid off thousands of workers, reducing annual spending by nearly $2 billion.
Despite the cold and rain, thousands of spectators filled the sidelines of the 137th Rose Parade route in Pasadena to celebrate the start of 2026.
From Los Angeles Times
In “Intentional,” Mr. Bailey offers science-based strategies—gleaned, he says, from thousands of research studies—for turning intention into action.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
