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Example Sentences

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I went from dozens of followers to thousands —and then hundreds of thousands.

From Literature

“It’s the one about failing ten thousand times when he tried to invent the light bulb, right? Is that how long you think it’s going to take me to pass the Lincoln assassination?”

From Literature

More than 4,000 flights a day have been cancelled across the region, according to flight tracking service Flightradar24 with hundreds of thousands of passengers affected.

From BBC

Spanish media reported that thousands of prospective MWC attendees had cancelled, as airports across the Middle East have shut down while fighting continues.

From Barron's

Flights through the region's hub airports have been cancelled, disrupting international travel for many thousands of people.

From Barron's