thousand

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Already this year Amazon, Meta, Block, Pinterest and Atlassian, among others, have collectively laid off several thousand workers.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

At a recent analyst call, management reaffirmed its 2026 guidance of oil and gas production of 165-175 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day, up from 156 mboepd last year, the analysts note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

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

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

After setting aside their first few thousand dollars for emergencies, experts suggest that people start to simultaneously save for retirement as they finish building up their emergency fund.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

I had a thousand questions, but mostly, in this snowy, hushed world, only our screens between us, I wanted to know one thing.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows