numbers

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PAS was previously thought to be a rare pregnancy condition, but the NHS says numbers are rising, potentially linked to the increasing number of C-sections.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

The latest numbers don’t offer a ton of optimism.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

The numbers tell the story: Just last term, the justices took up 13 cases from the appeals court, more than from any other, and reversed it in 10 of them.

From Slate • Jun. 12, 2026

Google’s Gemini chatbot crunched the numbers for the teams, including the players’ professional statistics and the World Cup match schedules, to predict a “new” tournament winner.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

Then, seeing Christopher’s face: “It’s a kind of shark; it sucks ships down beneath the water. There never used to be many—one or two a year, perhaps. But the numbers are growing. This way.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell