numbers

Example Sentences

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After looking at the numbers, including taxes and inflation assumptions, I don’t think this approach works for me.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Researchers from the University of York and the Swedish Agricultural University found that documented wolverine numbers have dropped sharply in parts of northern Sweden where the species was once strongest.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

The curlew was once a common sight, but numbers have fallen in recent years and there are now thought to be just 150 breeding pairs of curlews left in Northern Ireland.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

“He’s got like the best cholesterol numbers you’ll see,” said Dr. Daniel Torrent, a Georgia vascular surgeon, who added that it is unusual for medication to achieve such favorable numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

“Most people just see physics as numbers and letters on paper. But I see how those formulas show limits, boundaries. Of movement, gravity. Knowing means working with it, instead of against it.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith