magic number
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"But with so much at stake and shareholders to appease, it seems ultimately the magic number couldn't be found, at least not right now," she added.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
At the beginning of the season-opening Grand Slam, Djokovic insisted he did not feel this fortnight was "make or break" for his ambition of hitting the magic number of 25.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
The magic number: For Bierbaum, $20 is the magic number, a price where customers don’t think twice when they buy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025
Read: Amazon’s stock comeback hinges on AWS hitting this magic number.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 20, 2025
To conquer Spassky and become World Champion, he’d always needed to collect 12½ points, and a win would get him to that magic number.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
