number one

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In at number one, though, is a force who made the £80m Real Madrid coughed up to prise him from Manchester United in 2009 look like pennies.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

England's Matt Fitzpatrick beat world number one Scottie Scheffler in a play-off to win the RBC Heritage in South Carolina.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

In terms of why she caught the world’s attention and ended up selling so darn many books and becoming such an icon, I think number one, of course, is her talent.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Anthropic’s co-founder has said the number one thing customers ask for is that chatbots be more honest and free of hallucinations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“That’s the number one rule for this place. We can’t let adults find out about it.”

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks