the numbers
Example Sentences
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Digging deeper into the numbers, Ulster finished 14 points better off than the previous URC campaign and moved from 14th to ninth in the table.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Meghan Kobza’s “The Masquerade” unmasks the festivities of 18th-century London, where the commercial “middling sort” acquired the numbers and money to emulate the private entertainments of kings and aristocrats.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"Children are still turning up in our health clinics with severe acute malnutrition," said Janti Soeripto of Save the Children, adding the numbers rose from January to April.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
On opening night, the crowd claps along to the numbers, cheering with delight at each new piece of whimsy that rolls or soars onto the floor-level stage.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
“I’ll show you the numbers if you show me the words you know for reading. And,” he pointed at me, “what you learn in history.”
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
