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Raman told the audience there is a direct connection between the police raises and last year’s $1 billion budget shortfall, which nearly resulted in layoffs of more than a thousand city workers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Within seven minutes, fifty-five thousand Maersk devices were locked.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

"You go and spend a couple of thousand pounds and you double, or triple, your money. It's absolutely a cash cow," he said.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

The Tahoe Basin can see quakes that strong every few thousand years, scientists say.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Booksellers who had ordered a thousand copies found they could sell five thousand.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock