But it left behind thousands and thousands of dead and wounded.

VOA: special.2009.09.24

"We were flying over the channel and I looked down and there were thousands and thousands of ships,"

VOA: standard.2009.06.02

And then women and children, deporting them into the deserts of Syria, massacring them along the way and ultimately killing thousands and thousands when they reached Dayr az Zawr, the end point in the Syrian desert."

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

"And,in south Sudan it is getting worse. In DRC, the Democratic Republic of Congo, we are well familiar with challenges in the eastern part of the country, where we still have thousands and thousands of people on the move.

VOA: standard.2010.02.04

The new space agency was given a lot of money and thousands of engineers and technicians from military and civilian agencies.

VOA: special.2009.06.10

Throughout the territory - in the mountains, along the streams and rivers - thousands of people searched for gold.

VOA: special.2010.04.25

And President Lincoln sent thousands of troops to chase Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley, instead of helping McClellan at Richmond.

VOA: special.2009.09.17

Each year thousands of people visit the museum and go on board the submarine that made history -- the U.S.S.Nautilus.

VOA: special.2010.06.11

After three and a half years of fighting, hundreds of thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers had been killed or wounded.

VOA: special.2009.12.03

Every year thousands of bands and fans travel to the southern state of Louisiana for the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

VOA: special.2009.05.01

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says it has delivered tools and seeds to thousands of families in the earthquake area.

VOA: special.2010.04.13

Through this process, scientists are able to answer questions and solve puzzles about animals and their environment from thousands of years ago.

VOA: special.2010.04.07

They have also sent thousands of troops to Arhab and other areas to battle the local al-Qaida group.

VOA: special.2010.01.09

And thousands of farmers -- unable to pay their debts -- had to give up their farms.

VOA: special.2010.06.17