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number

[nuhm-ber] / ˈnʌm bər /




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Bisignano was tasked with tackling complex back-office problems as JPMorgan looked to integrate the multiple companies it had acquired in a short number of years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Officials say the true number of cases nationwide is likely higher because some people recover without medical care and are not tested for the parasite.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

"It's been brutal, there's no two ways about it," England number 8 Earl said.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Say adios to Argentina: For a great number of soccer fans, Argentina evoked the feeling of getting away with something.

From Slate Jul. 20, 2026

Your brain has lots of synapses because the neurons are layered and clumped together so that the number of possible connections is huge.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

But as mayor, Burnham argued issues out of his control exacerbated the problem with the underlying housing shortage, cost-of-living pressures and refugees being evicted from hotels meaning the numbers have remained high.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

The numbers have spiked since payments came due again following a lengthy pause intended to provide relief during the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

She calculated the numbers using a few key filters: first, she used personal consumption expenditure, the Fed’s stated preferred measure of inflation.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

The sheer scale of numbers is matched by their wild passion.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

He’d trip up on the numbers and have to start over.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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 began his visit at a cemetery, pausing in prayer in an area 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

Descended from King Charles II and one of his mistresses, Richmond numbered among those aristocratic Whigs who dominated the British parliament in the 18th century.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

In all, the workforce in the park numbered four thousand.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Bumblebees, by comparison, build nests underground in soil or leaf litter, and their colonies are much smaller, usually numbering between 50 and 500 individuals.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 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

Iranian authorities have a formidable internal security apparatus, numbering an estimated "850,000 agents of repression", Pierre Razoux, director of studies at the Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies, told French lawmakers on Wednesday.

From Barron's Mar. 5, 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

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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