as in ton
a considerable amount
dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected
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Recent Examples of dozen
The hip-hop musician earns a dozen new hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart this week.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Jackson was one of a dozen early U.S. presidents who owned slaves and identifying their graves has been a priority at other presidential sites.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Every Wednesday, naval officers would single out about a dozen detainees and announce that they would be transferred to a detention center on a ranch in Patagonia, in the country’s south.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Over a dozen additional weapons were also recovered from the scene.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Jackson was one of a dozen early U.S. presidents who owned slaves and identifying their graves has been a priority at other presidential sites.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Every Wednesday, naval officers would single out about a dozen detainees and announce that they would be transferred to a detention center on a ranch in Patagonia, in the country’s south.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Over a dozen additional weapons were also recovered from the scene.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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This warm hoodie is ideal for a ton of winter activities.Will Porter, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Astros lost a ton of games on purpose, and cashed in the resulting high draft picks into a powerful nucleus that drove their run of success.Tony Blengino, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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During his tenure, the agency passed a slew of new consumer protections and generally took a more active posture in regulating and penalizing the industries under its umbrella.Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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The 94-year-old legendary investor made a slew of head-turning moves during the year.Yun Li, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
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The Survivor producers always throw a bunch of twists out there.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Google has worked to bring as many features as possible into the model itself, rather than run a bunch of individual and siloed products, in order to be able to do more with Gemini in more places.David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
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And Bungie will have to take this on without its star General Counsel, Don McGowan, who was laid off along with hundreds of other employees earlier this year.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The chilly air was fragrant with hundreds of real roses left behind by the faithful.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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The School Board learned this past spring that lots for 1,500 new homes in Prairie Grove had been approved by the city, according to Superintendent Lance Campbell.Lynn Kutter, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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The landscaped lot has a big front porch, a patio with a flat-screen TV, a firepit, and an outdoor kitchen with a pizza oven.The Week Staff, theweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this week, German magazine Kicker reported that Wirtz had not only agreed to a new deal but had already signed it.Manuel Veth, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Travelers hoping to find deals should book no more than six months out from their trip.Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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On 10 nights each season, the Brothers Manning pile into their Monday Night Football sidecar, offering football junkies a bracing dose of hardcore X’s and O’s that’s regularly leavened by an almost giddy irreverence.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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The chief suspect in the killing of Brian Thompson appears to have dumped something on a pile of trash bags before shooting the UnitedHealthcare chief executive in New York, footage obtained by Newsweek shows.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Because rental costs make up such a big chunk of overall inflation, that could pave the way for cooler inflation readings going forward.COMPILED BYDEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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The board voted on the plan in chunks because the proposal in its entirety proved to be so divisive among board members and the community.Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dozen. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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