thousand

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Eric Holland, a lawyer who represents a few thousand plaintiffs, sees that as a strong reason for plaintiffs to take the settlement deal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Florida also permits individuals to establish an irrevocable dynasty trust with provisions allowing wealth to be passed without incurring gift, estate, or generation-skipping transfer taxes for up to a thousand years.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

"We are going to achieve such a victory that will surprise everyone, perhaps even ourselves," he told several thousand supporters in a small square on Budapest's Castle Hill.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

“It’s been a death by a thousand cuts, and this is the last big chomp,” she said.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

I glance down at the water, certain that the hooves of the two thousand wild horses galloping through my chest are making ripples in the water.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam