number two

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Going into Friday's listing, Musk's wealth stood at $782 billion, according to the Forbes list of the world's richest people, nearing three times that of number two, Google co-founder Larry Page.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

The economy ministry noted that in particular there was now a "clear trade imbalance" between the world's number two and number three economies.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

World number two Elena Rybakina suffered a surprise second-round defeat by 55th-ranked Yuliia Starodubtseva in the biggest French Open upset so far.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

“Sometimes you gotta have the number two to prove that the number one is still number one.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The only member of Joe’s old crew in that first boat was Shorty Hunt, at number two.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown