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dozens

/ ˈdʌzənz /

plural noun

  1. informal,  (usually foll by of) a lot

    I've got dozens of things to do

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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His meticulous survey takes in dozens of sources, from the obscure to the well-known: pamphlets to legal codes, sermons to atlases, maps, travel narratives, even journals kept by ships’ captains.

In short, they’re as suited to their surroundings as an order of wings at a sports bar: They fit, but it wouldn’t be hard to imagine enjoying them in dozens of other places.

On Thursday, dozens of Castillo's supporters gathered outside the prison he is being held in to await the verdict, according to AFP.

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The director said dozens of people had also been injured in the incident.

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A further 79 people have been injured in the city's deadliest blaze in more than 70 years, which occurred in the northerly suburb of Tai Po, while dozens remain missing.

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