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A library spokesperson said they were still tallying the number of card sign-ups, but at least 4,400 had been issued as of Friday afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
British number seven Harry Wendelken, who is at a career-high world ranking of 175, was at the Copper Box as a practice partner and has been added to the team in Norrie's absence.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Hospitals and patients have successfully challenged a number of the subpoenas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
That is a large number considering that the S&P 500 is only down a couple percentage points from its all-time high.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 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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The weight of the Japanese numbers eventually turned the tide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Its numbers have grown over the past decade, but not overwhelmingly.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
These numbers increased as the relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan dramatically deteriorated in the last year.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The state numbers for last year show a districtwide decline of 4.6%, with no numbers yet available for this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Each of us has a paper posted at our workstation containing the numbers for these emergency services so that when we’re asked to patch someone through, we don’t have to think twice.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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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
Trehan told, external the news website Scroll in 2025 that the board's objections initially numbered 21 but eventually grew to 127 proposed cuts.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Even though officials had emptied and closed a site in Durban which had at one stage held roughly 10,000 people, foreign nationals continued to arrive and numbered around 1,000 on Friday, an AFP journalist said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 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
A board with fifty numbered hooks and a prize hanging from each hook, hung behind the counter.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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It said it aims to add 150 new aircraft to its fleet, currently numbering 235, in the next 10 years, if market conditions are favourable.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The group, currently numbering 12, envisages growing food to sell, holding workshops and retreats - and even setting up a "granny agency" to look after children.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Despite numbering only about 2,000 individuals, the Bristol Bay belugas showed high levels of genetic diversity and relatively little evidence of inbreeding.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 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
It opened clear on my comprehension that Helen Burns was numbering her last days in this world, and that she was going to be taken to the region of spirits, if such region there were.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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