a number

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Anderon will be an IBM subsidiary, focused on delivering technology to a number of different quantum-computer builders, including IBM itself.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

It said the latest offer followed a number of previous approaches made to the board.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

There have been a number of incidents where drivers have collided with groundhogs at the Canadian Grand Prix, including one last year involving Hamilton's Ferrari.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Men and women both will find a number of alarming concepts in the gender-flipping comedy “Ladies First,” not the least of which will be the idea of Sacha Baron Cohen as a romantic lead.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Elliott Schilpp was jabbing in a number, too.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein