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number

[nuhm-ber] / ˈnʌm bər /




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“To justify these prices, you’re going to need to see that kind of earnings growth for a number of years,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Lord Wolfson told the BBC that just two years ago, Next typically received 10 applicants for every job in its shops, but that number had since risen to 19.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Solution manuals have long been online, and any number of web sites have enabled students to cheat on assigned homework.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

But between 2018 and 2020, an Internal Revenue Service contractor leaked a large number of wealthy Americans’ tax returns to the media, and Trump’s was among them.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

The number 27 was the tenth number on his list.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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