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as in loads
a considerable amount
I wish you quantities of happiness in the New Year
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Recent Examples of quantity
Reducing the quantity of new trade workers forced to work as apprentices is the simplest answer to the ratio problem.
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Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Standard data facility cooling mechanisms evaporate significant quantities of water, which strains local infrastructure.
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Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
Different brands of ice cream contain different quantities in their packaging.
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Erin Merhar,
Southern Living,
30 June 2026
Each Birkin bag continues to be handmade by a single worker, limiting the quantity available each year.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 June 2026
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Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Standard data facility cooling mechanisms evaporate significant quantities of water, which strains local infrastructure.
—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
Different brands of ice cream contain different quantities in their packaging.
—
Erin Merhar,
Southern Living,
30 June 2026
Each Birkin bag continues to be handmade by a single worker, limiting the quantity available each year.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for quantity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantity
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Double bag any heavy trash bags or loads that contain a lot of wet food to prevent rips and leaks.
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Battery systems could support those loads alongside renewable generation or other power sources.
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There are various theories, but there's a certain amount of this kind of behavior that definitely bears watching.
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What about a legal right for AIs to freely access the public internet (the right to information); or a legal right for AIs to interact with other AIs (the right to associate); or a legal right to some minimum amount of computing power (the right to necessary resources)?
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Each scoop lifted tons of earth and rock as engineers raced to complete one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in history.
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It is designed to place nearly a half-ton of payload mass into low-Earth orbit.
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The city has opened two dozen splash pads and eight cooling shelters across the city.
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An early-stage plan for roughly 280 apartments, including affordable units, and more than a dozen retail shops was recently unveiled in documents filed with the city, which were obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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Add oak chunks in a smoker box or foil packet with ventilation holes.
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Instead of a monthly check, every American would be given an account containing a chunk of equity invested in a broad portfolio.
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The NBCUniversal spin-off is envisioned as a tax-free transaction for shareholders, providing a short-term buffer from deal-making to preserve that structure.
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Now, the 76ers have some hope, as the franchise on Wednesday agreed to a deal for Boston Celtics star forward Jaylen Brown, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania and other news reports.
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The City of Alamosa canceled its fireworks show due to historic drought conditions and an abundance of caution.
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Americans have traditionally embraced a lifestyle of abundance, believing that hard work and ambition would lead to greater prosperity.
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Its themes of power, wealth, consumerism and American identity remain as relevant as ever.
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Alphonse Provinziano, managing partner of Provinziano & Associates law firm in Beverly Hills, also pointed to the mismatch in wealth in assessing possible spousal support for Kelce.
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“Quantity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantity. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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