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number

[nuhm-ber] / ˈnʌm bər /




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Five years ago, the number of people training in professional wrestling across Northern Ireland was believed to be in the 30s.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

Let’s just say both teams’ fans were not impressed with the number of penalties.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 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

She’d always tell us that we were only going to buy a certain number of tickets, and once they were gone, that was it.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

"Cole needs to step up when he comes and he needs to show these kind of numbers to get his place, keep his shirt and justify the nomination."

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

“Since 2016, we’ve recruited 20,000 people that have applied for membership in the party,” Sims told me, though the party has long suffered from overstatement when it comes to self-reported membership numbers.

From Slate Sep. 18, 2026

Mercuria Energy Group saw its unaudited profits for the nine months ended in June surge 122% from a year earlier, according to numbers seen by The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal 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

Theo crosses off the names with no telephone numbers and then chews his pencil.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Meta, alongside other social media apps, is under fire around the world as 2026 is shaping up to be a year of reckoning for the entire industry - perhaps our days of doomscrolling are numbered.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Jalale Getachew Birru, an analyst at ACLED, estimates that in early 2024, Tigrayan forces numbered around 270,000 soldiers.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 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

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

One year later, the professional staff numbered 4,000 and Livermore ranked as the largest of the AEC’s research labs.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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

Cepeda was central to Petro’s signature plan, Total Peace, designed to de-escalate conflict with the country’s hybrid groups that are part insurgencies, part drug gangs, each numbering thousands of fighters.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

Prior to the pandemic, Chinese tourists made up the bulk of foreign visitors to North Korea, numbering roughly 350,000 in 2019 and providing a huge revenue stream for Pyongyang, according to specialist website NK News.

From Barron's Apr. 9, 2026

"People are already familiar with the current SPF numbering system and it's used around the world. The numbers just need to be accurate."

From BBC Mar. 26, 2026

No news from Jonathan, and Lucy seems to be growing weaker, whilst her mother’s hours are numbering to a close.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker




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