greater number

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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

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

A greater number argued it would likely be appropriate to hold the policy rate steady “for some time” as the committee assesses incoming data.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

After nine years of specials, he moved to a weekly slot with The Stanley Baxter Series in 1981, although a greater number of programmes per year did not equate to a drop in production values.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

For the greater number of her twenty-nine years, Bibi Haldar suffered from an ailment that baffled family, friends, priests, palmists, spinsters, gem therapists, prophets, and fools.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri