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Example Sentences

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Reedy posted the videos of the encounter to his followers on X, where it has racked up tens of thousands of views.

From Los Angeles Times

The government plans to relax broadband installation rules for high-rise flats in England, after warnings that controls introduced after the Grenfell Tower fire could prevent thousands of residents from upgrading their internet access.

From BBC

For thousands of years, they say, these animals hunted for their meals and consumed their prey whole, absorbing the carcasses’ unadulterated nutrients.

From The Wall Street Journal

Studies that sequenced the entire genetic code of tens of thousands of people have identified variants linked to the conditions, but they are often in the dark genome.

From BBC

“I have felt for a long time that there are thousands and thousands of American citizens with cellars full of guns,” Close said.

From Los Angeles Times