number

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It added that "a number of enquiries have been received, including some referencing leg ring numbers, none have matched the identification on this parrot to date".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

While not disputing errors in the data, many critics say the actual number of disappeared is probably much higher than 130,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

If officials don’t even have to have a legal basis for charges, the number of prosecutions will only increase.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

The home in question has been at the center of a number of controversies—and was the source of a legal battle between Perry, 40, and the home’s former owner, veteran Carl Westcott.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

He asked the spirits for the number of shells.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock