People in the region have already watched tens of thousands of jobs vanish.

He watches thousands of people streaming across the border, bankrupting his schools and health care system, while he plays by the rules.

By now, Ferber has watched thousands of babies sleep, giving him a unique insight into what happens, what doesn't and what should.

He watched thousands of newspapers speeding on a conveyor belt.

If you have a high-speed Internet connection, you're already able to watch thousands of videos on your computer.

The way, in fact, he'd watched thousands of animals over the years.

But somehow, a day watching thousands of people looking futilely for work suggested that matters are not quite that simple.

We just watched thousands of animals like these go by on the Guardian's screen after the change.

It's like watching thousands of farm animals being herded about mindlessly.

And they've probably been watching thousands of other worlds, too.