numbers

Example Sentences

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Numbers and costs are set to rise rapidly, with spending on health and disability-related benefits forecast to increase from £65bn a year currently to £100bn by 2029.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Eric Rosen, director of travel content for The Points Guy, says TSA PreCheck members should make sure their Known Traveler Numbers are attached to their reservations for faster security processing.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

At Strength in Numbers, data journalist G. Elliott Morris explained that “they were unhappy with Biden, unhappy with prices, and voted accordingly.”

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026

Numbers 6a and 6b Clydach Terrace are in an elevated position from the road and not at high risk of flooding, so have been excluded from the proposal.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

Big Numbers, Small Probabilities People’s facility with numbers ranges from the aristocratic to the Ramanujanian, but it’s an unfortunate fact that most are on the aristocrats’ side of our old Mainer.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos