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reams

  • plural
    of ream.
    ream
    noun
    a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets printer's ream, or perfect ream.
  • present tense form
    of ream (3rd person singular).
    ream
    noun
    a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets printer's ream, or perfect ream.

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Artificial intelligence has been a sea change for the workplace, with its capacity to research and analyze reams of information at lightning-fast speeds.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

There are reams of data on what these drugs do, for whom they are most effective and in what dose and form they should be administered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

The agents also hallucinated reams of incoherent commands and text and were sloppy and did not cover their tracks well.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Frank Bisignano, the head of the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration, sits atop two government organizations that store vast reams of sensitive financial data about every taxpayer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Her room felt alien, the warm wood tones, the tan furniture, the wall-to-wall burgundy carpeting that cushioned her feet, the reams of space that made Kainene call their rooms flats.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie