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number

[nuhm-ber] / ˈnʌm bər /




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The number of transactions also rose from 414 in 2020 to 629 in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Explosions have also been heard on the island of Qeshm in the Gulf, as well as a number of other cities, including Bandar Abbas and Sirik.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The offer is voluntary, but Frasers noted that it held a significant number of options on Hugo Boss shares that would put its stake above 30 percent and oblige it to make a buyout offer.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Anthropic also filed confidentially with the SEC for an IPO last week, but the number of shares to be offered and their price have not yet been decided.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The tamping iron missed a number of key areas on either side of the brain that control important functions, including Broca's and Wernicke's areas, plus the motor strip and the somatosensory strip.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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