number
Example Sentences
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Qatar Airways, whose regular operations are suspended until further notice, said Thursday it would carry out a limited number of repatriation flights for travellers stranded in the region.
From Barron's
Iranian authorities have a formidable internal security apparatus, numbering an estimated "850,000 agents of repression", Pierre Razoux, director of studies at the Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies, told French lawmakers on Wednesday.
From Barron's
"Unfortunately, a number of other words still end up on the blacklist. That's a shame, Europe should be backing innovative entrepreneurs, not putting new obstacles in their way."
From Barron's
But there is a number that could send shock waves through Wall Street.
From Barron's
"Even during the last campaign against Iran, we didn't have such high numbers."
From BBC
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