numbers
Example Sentences
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Once, they swam in most streams of the Santa Monicas, but their numbers plummeted amid overfishing and coastal development.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
After just a month, the numbers show, the average gain was down to 13% above the offering price.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Most of the artificial-intelligence story gets told from the supplier side, where the numbers are spectacular.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
"Teacher numbers have increased by more than 2,700 over the last decade thanks to Scottish government investment," said a spokesperson.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
“They all sounded great when you listened to them,” said Jamie, “but then you’d look at their numbers and they were always flat.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
