greater number

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Statistics Canada notes that for the third consecutive month a greater number of Canadian residents returned from overseas by air than from the U.S. by auto.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

At the same time, males generally had a greater number of social connections overall.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

But if a greater number of sectors in the index start performing well, it means overall gains can continue—even if AI lags.

From Barron's • Dec. 15, 2025

After nine years of specials, he moved to a weekly slot with The Stanley Baxter Series in 1981, although a greater number of programmes per year did not equate to a drop in production values.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

She had never known her father, which put her in the company of the greater number of everyone I’d known.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates