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Researchers identified the whales by comparing tens of thousands of photographs of humpback whale tails, known as flukes.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Behind it all are tens of thousands of hours of handcrafted proficiency.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

In Rwampara and other villages outside the city of Bunia, home to more than a million people and tens of thousands of others displaced by conflict, worry has begun to spread among the population.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection manages the city's water supply and wastewater infrastructure, including thousands of miles of sewer lines and about 100,000 active manholes, according to its website.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The Venetian hotel—Palazzo Ducale on the outside, Divine Comedy on the inside—was overrun by thousands of white men in business casual now earning their living, one way or another, off subprime mortgages.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis