Meanings of ordered thousands in English

Muilenburg downplayed concerns of a backlash from China, which has ordered thousands of jets.

Three days ago I mistakenly ordered thousands of Bonsai trees while trying to download Netscape.

Many carriers have grounded fleets and ordered thousands of workers on unpaid leave to keep afloat.

Over the next few years, Rama ordered thousands of yellow, red, green, pink, and blue Blisses.

German and Belgian authorities today ordered thousands of chickens slaughtered to try to stop an outbreak of avian flu.

Tepco declared an emergency and the government ordered thousands to evacuate the area, while engineers worked to restore power.

Holmes ordered thousands of rounds for his assault rifle and hundreds of shells for the shotgun he fired from internet sites.

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration last month ordered thousands of airport security staffers to undergo five hours of bomb-detection training by Nov. 21.

When the 84 pews were filled the archbishop ordered thousands more photos attached to the base of the columns that rise to the arched ceiling.

The Army called the $260,000-a-pop remote gun turret CROWS, for "Common Remotely Operated Weapon System," and ordered thousands of them.