batch
noun
a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together.
Example Sentences
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When police were called to investigate, they found more than 800 devices, packaged in batches of five, stacked into nine boxes, some wrapped in foil, others in bubble wrap.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
New “SNL” episodes usually arrive in batches of three and then the show takes a break for a few weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
In 2021, the Journal reported that the Chinese military had transferred multiple batches of finished Dongfeng missiles to Saudi Arabia since around 2018.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Despite that, according to the whistleblower who contacted Blumenthal, the directive to reject entire batches if they included just one unverified ballot moved forward.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
Stars like the Sun are born in batches, in great compressed cloud complexes such as the Orion Nebula.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
