a number of times
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The cap was increased a number of times over the decades, and in the 1970s, legislators tied it to the average wage index.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Elise was admitted a number of times to mental health units in Essex.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Former congressman Michael G. Oxley, who golfed with him a number of times, said Greenspan’s enthusiasm for the game was high but his skill level “sub-mediocre.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Officers interviewed her a number of times but she was told there would not be any investigation.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
We had these same lectures repeated a number of times, and I’d always wonder if this time she’d found a picture of Norfolk, but it was always the same.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
