thousand

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However, with gas rising to $4.26 a gallon on average, more Americans are opting to pay a few thousand dollars extra to get a new car that also uses less fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Recruits are then paid up to a thousand dollars per report through payment platforms.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Instead of earning a couple of thousand dollars to kickstart the next chapter of my life, I spent months worrying about what taking a service job might say about me.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Spot prices for helium have surged to more than $1,000 a thousand cubic feet, or mcf, up from more typical prices of $500.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Papa said, “Why, we’ll have to take him. We couldn’t leave him here all alone. He’d die a thousand deaths. Just be sure that we have a rope with us.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls