greater number
Example Sentences
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Brain scans also revealed that a greater number of SF1 neurons became active after training, and their activity levels were much higher than they had been at the start of the study.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
“You’re seeing a greater number of bankruptcies already,” says George Schultze of Schultze Asset Management, which has a long/short equity strategy.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
Statistics Canada notes that for the third consecutive month a greater number of Canadian residents returned from overseas by air than from the U.S. by auto.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
"This created an even greater number of Colombian soldiers who, two decades later, are beginning to retire without a sufficient source of income," a retired military officer turned academic told BBC Mundo.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
She had never known her father, which put her in the company of the greater number of everyone I’d known.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
