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Example Sentences

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The turnaround saved tens of thousands of jobs and provided comfortable livelihoods and retirements for countless families.

From The Wall Street Journal

Each brain cell receives thousands of inputs, and how it combines those signals determines whether it produces an output.

From Science Daily

We reviewed thousands of pages of Army Corps of Engineering quality assurance reports for the January fire soil cleanup.

From Los Angeles Times

"I'm so grateful to the thousands of staff, volunteers and supporters who make the National Trust what it is," she said.

From BBC

"Speaking up for the thousands of children who suffer in silence is something that matters deeply to me."

From BBC