number

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A newly proposed definition of obesity could significantly increase the number of Americans considered to have the condition.

From Science Daily

Krysten Kellum, a department spokesperson, said the number of attacks in the area was unknown — as was the number of mountain lions involved.

From Los Angeles Times

Former employees said Johnson was responsible for bringing in a large number of clients.

From Los Angeles Times

Streeting said there had been a decline in the number of health visitors and community nursing over a number of years, and that government was developing a workforce plan to address recruitment.

From BBC

That is around half of the number of births recorded a decade ago, when China started to ease its rules on how many children people could have.

From BBC