hundreds and thousands
Britishplural noun
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As Parton put it to Playboy, “Why should I work for hundreds and thousands when I can work for hundreds of thousands?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
"Human activities are increasingly disrupting the natural equilibrium and we will live with these consequences for hundreds and thousands of years," she said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026
She told MPs on Wednesday that "hundreds and thousands" of legal changes are needed before Kyiv can become a member of the bloc.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2024
“If you and I were out there killing hundreds and thousands of endangered fish, we’d be in jail,” Rosenfield said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
He could not imagine what hundreds and thousands of wagons looked like.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
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