- comparative of numb.
number
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According to Streets2Homes data, the average nightly number of rough sleepers in Harlow in the 12 months to the end of July 2026 was 30% higher than the previous year.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Some 40,000 fans are expected at the tournament over the weekend, with six-time major winner and current world number two McIlroy the main draw.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
Blocking sEH increased epoxy-oxylipin levels, helped pain resolve more quickly, and sharply reduced the number of intermediate monocytes found in both the blood and tissue.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
The two sides will announce a number of new working groups at a bilateral summit soon after to try to turn ideas into concrete projects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
First, his Rachel had given him the wrong number.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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The research received U.S. federal support from: the National Science Foundation under grant number EEC-1941583; the Air Force Office of Scientific Research under award numbers FA9550-23-1-0333 and FA9550-23-1-0338; and Q-NEXT, a U.S.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
The following day, the girls exchanged telephone numbers and addresses and promised to keep in touch.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
I’ll be testing to see if the watch can finally tell me what to do with the numbers it has been collecting all along.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Keep original documents, certificates of coverage, premium records, small print relating to your benefits, and reference numbers of all communications/complaints.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 12, 2026
And more pandas will, hopefully, breed more pandas who will breed more pandas—increasing the chances for survival of the species through sheer numbers.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
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"We cannot send our young people into a sea of death!" chanted the protesters, who numbered about 60 according to an AFP estimate, on the steps outside Seoul's Sejong Center for the Performing Arts.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Three such treaties encompass most of Alberta, of 11 numbered treaties in Canada.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The details of the bodies are documented and the graves numbered so that family members can return and reclaim them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
On the NYSE, new 52-week highs outpaced new lows and numbered more than 100 again, so this buy signal is still in place — narrowly averting being stopped out.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
All the boxes, bins, and crates were numbered.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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There are significantly fewer Syrian TPS holders in the U.S. than Haitian ones, numbering around 6,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The group, currently numbering 12, envisages growing food to sell, holding workshops and retreats - and even setting up a "granny agency" to look after children.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Despite numbering only about 2,000 individuals, the Bristol Bay belugas showed high levels of genetic diversity and relatively little evidence of inbreeding.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026
The move is also expected to increase capacity, a growing consideration as the academy’s ranks have expanded significantly in recent years, now numbering more than 11,000 members.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
It opened clear on my comprehension that Helen Burns was numbering her last days in this world, and that she was going to be taken to the region of spirits, if such region there were.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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