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number

[nuhm-ber] / ˈnʌm bər /




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Tyson is a legend in his sport and has a number of other ventures and interests that occupy his time.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

A number of sources have indicated to BBC Sport that a clutch of key players were left disappointed at how the team approached the final stages of the game.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

For months, cybersecurity bulls have offered that a growing number of artificial intelligence-driven attacks from hackers and bad actors in the Middle East would be good for business.

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 2026

But as we round the first corner, almost all of the exhibits are the work of amateurs, conscripted from civilian life and professionalized into name, rank and number.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

I think I’d have to change my number if the secret got out!

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

"Behind these numbers are individuals, families, and communities navigating profound challenges that affect not only health, but dignity, independence, and well-being," said Devora Kestel, director of the WHO's NCDs and mental health department.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Earlier this year the Scottish government announced an emergency plan to boost numbers in the Cairngorms.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

When these organisms multiply in enormous numbers during late spring and early summer, their reflective shells scatter sunlight and give the ocean a milky blue appearance that is visible even from space.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

After seeing Tuesday’s consumer-inflation numbers, many economists estimated that the core version of the PCE index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose by 0.1% or 0.2% last month.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Leah directed Mr. Greeley to write a list of numbers in private, making sure only one was correct.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Three such treaties encompass most of Alberta, of 11 numbered treaties in Canada.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

The details of the bodies are documented and the graves numbered so that family members can return and reclaim them.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

He will begin his visit at the cemetery, where unidentified migrants are buried in numbered graves.

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

On the NYSE, new 52-week highs outpaced new lows and numbered more than 100 again, so this buy signal is still in place — narrowly averting being stopped out.

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

The cars are not sequentially numbered, and it takes me a while to find car 48.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

As for those not traveling by car or plane, a group numbering 2.22 million, many will be taking buses, trains, or cruises.

From Barron's May 17, 2026

The move is also expected to increase capacity, a growing consideration as the academy’s ranks have expanded significantly in recent years, now numbering more than 11,000 members.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2026

When Britain abolished slavery, many of the local inhabitants stayed on, numbering in the low thousands across several islands.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

For many in the city's Somali community, the largest in the US and numbering around 80,000, the posts have triggered alarm.

From BBC Dec. 13, 2025

The Indian system of numbering allowed them to use fancy tricks to add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers without using an abacus to help them.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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