greater number

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“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

At the same time, males generally had a greater number of social connections overall.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

But there is a second domestic consequence that affects a far greater number of people: the impact it has on bills for millions of people.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

At some stage they began keeping a greater number of such lambs.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari