greater number
Example Sentences
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“Consequently, there is an urgent need for more effective treatment approaches that provide durable benefit for a greater number of patients.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
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
The warning comes ahead of the February half term, when a greater number of British holidaymakers are expected to travel to the popular winter destination.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
Every team sport will feature an equal or greater number of women's teams compared to men's teams for the first time with 50.5 percent of total athletes being women.
From Barron's • Nov. 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
