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 if a greater number of sectors in the index start performing well, it means overall gains can continue—even if AI lags.
From Barron's • Dec. 15, 2025
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
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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