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After the escalation of hostilities with Israel, and the wave of arrests that Iran has conducted throughout the country, several dozen Jews were detained, according to human-rights agency sources.
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Roya Hakakian, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
As the Fourth of July holiday weekend drew to a close, several dozen people gathered yesterday for a rally and march in River North to decry a recent spate of mass shootings, including one that left four dead and 14 wounded last week.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
With Operation Midnight Hammer—a complex operation involving hundreds of aircraft and naval vessels, several dozen Tomahawk missiles, and 14 Massive Ordnance Penetrators—America joined Israel’s campaign against Iran’s nuclear program.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 27 June 2025
Ukraine War Latest Russian drones and missiles killed at least 14 civilians and injured several dozen others in Ukraine in overnight attacks, local officials said Monday, with nine deaths reported in the capital, Kyiv, where an apartment building partially collapsed.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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Roya Hakakian, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
As the Fourth of July holiday weekend drew to a close, several dozen people gathered yesterday for a rally and march in River North to decry a recent spate of mass shootings, including one that left four dead and 14 wounded last week.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
With Operation Midnight Hammer—a complex operation involving hundreds of aircraft and naval vessels, several dozen Tomahawk missiles, and 14 Massive Ordnance Penetrators—America joined Israel’s campaign against Iran’s nuclear program.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 27 June 2025
Ukraine War Latest Russian drones and missiles killed at least 14 civilians and injured several dozen others in Ukraine in overnight attacks, local officials said Monday, with nine deaths reported in the capital, Kyiv, where an apartment building partially collapsed.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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“Several dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/several%20dozen. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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