greater number
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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
Patients with more severe illness had a greater number of these clusters, while healthy donor lungs showed none.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 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
Rose added that a far greater number of average sports fans are betting on prediction markets than sportsbook businesses looking to hedge financial positions.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025
At some stage they began keeping a greater number of such lambs.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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