as in dozen
a considerable amount
it seems like we've answered this question hundreds of times
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as in dozens
a considerable amount
it seems like we've answered this question hundreds of times
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Greg Allen, NPR, 29 Nov. 2024
At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson and Remington, handed over hundreds of thousands of names, addresses and other private data — without customer knowledge or consent — to the NSSF, which then entered the details into what would become a massive database.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Despite being downgraded to a tropical depression, hundreds were killed by the storm, millions are still without power, and the damage is estimated in the billions of dollars.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
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Noun
There were hundreds of deaths in the U.S., Central America and the Caribbean.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 29 Nov. 2024
At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson and Remington, handed over hundreds of thousands of names, addresses and other private data — without customer knowledge or consent — to the NSSF, which then entered the details into what would become a massive database.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
Noun
During the Cold War, the United States had the capability to produce hundreds of pits per year.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Despite being downgraded to a tropical depression, hundreds were killed by the storm, millions are still without power, and the damage is estimated in the billions of dollars.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Hundred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hundred. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.
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