Numbers
Americannoun
noun
plural noun
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Numbers are rounded and intended to represent a comfortable lifestyle, rather than a bare-bones budget.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Numbers fell to 292,100 in the year to March, data on Thursday showed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Numbers around $1 trillion have been floated for OpenAI which Ahn thinks that may be more realistic.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Of the four Windrose trucks in the U.S. today, at least two have Vehicle Identification Numbers assigned by Windrose that identify the trucks as having been made in Georgia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
The ultimate demise of the Clovis dogma was inevitable, David Henige, author of Numbers from Nowhere, told me.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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There’s also no evidence yet that significant numbers of people are sending out agents to buy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
I’ve read that I should be able to withdraw 4% a year from my investments, which on my numbers would be about $700 a month.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
The remarks follow updated project numbers alongside a final investment decision by Liontown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
And they have the numbers to make a difference - more than 30% of voting-age Kenyans are younger than 35.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The police car is already halfway down the road, moving slowly as if the driver is looking for the right house, checking the numbers on the gates as they pass.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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