a number
Example Sentences
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Cavanagh has touched on a number of themes in his books.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
As of Sunday afternoon, they still were engaged on “a number of different conversations on a number of different fronts,” Friedman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
In the 2000s, ICE snapped up a number of futures exchanges with old-fashioned trading floors and turned them into all-electronic markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Many of the basket’s long positions came under pressure, while its short holdings — including a number of hard-hit software stocks — rallied.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
In the boat are a number of men, but all any of us see are the two women, sitting straightbacked, clutching satchels.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
