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On the NYSE, new 52-week highs have numbered more than 100 for each of the past two days, and have also outnumbered new lows on those days.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

South Korean lawmakers have raised concern over the so-called “phantom coin” issue: How Bithumb was able to distribute 620,000 bitcoins when its own stockpile appeared to have numbered closer to 50,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

No injuries have been reported as a result of the earthquakes, which have numbered in the thousands since 26 January, but more than 11,000 people have left the islands.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025

Other groups that have walked out of Tapachula this year have numbered in the hundreds.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2021

A similar report came from another, who said that out of 37 litters that might have numbered as many as 250 young, only 31 little pigs survived.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson