the numbers
Example Sentences
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After just a month, the numbers show, the average gain was down to 13% above the offering price.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
When the intermission’s countdown clock reversed itself, climbing back up to “21:12,” the numbers turned red and the crowd exploded.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
They tabulate all the numbers given by various sources including the police, local officials and disaster relief agencies.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The opposite was true, he said on CNBC: The Fed “will have room as it watches the numbers to cut rates.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
After all, the numbers in the sequence get closer and closer to zero; naively, one would guess that this would ensure that the sum remains finite.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
