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numbers

[nuhm-berz] / ˈnʌm bərz /










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Numbers were once even greater - after a devastating famine in the mid-1990s triggered what rights groups described as a silent exodus over a more porous border with China.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Numbers like that were usually only seen in peak season such as during the August summer holidays, Yorke said.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

At Strength in Numbers, data journalist G. Elliott Morris explained that “they were unhappy with Biden, unhappy with prices, and voted accordingly.”

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026

"Numbers have fallen as children have moved to different schools."

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Numbers and “science” have appeal for these people only if they’re tied to them personally.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos