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number

[nuhm-ber] / ˈnʌm bər /




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Here's my starting line-up for England's game against Croatia, with John Stones at centre-half and Jude Bellingham in the number 10 role.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

It took Landon Donovan, the laid-back California kid with the number 10 on his back, to change that.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

There’s a rationale behind the new number: profit growth.

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

We live on the edge of wilderness and consequently the meat smell brings any number of visitors from the woods.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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