Numbers
Americannoun
noun
plural noun
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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
Numbers like that are exactly why media companies are going all in on sports.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
Numbers that you might think belong to Ali are divided among the company.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
Numbers released by Goa's tourism department underscore these trends.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
Numbers from manometers, measuring the pressures distributed along a wing.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Evans believes increasing numbers of his male patients are taking weight-loss drugs but are reluctant to admit it, even to medical professionals.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
LRDs are common at high redshift, but their numbers fall sharply at lower redshifts.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Admittedly, it was the aggressive, in-your-face numbers that worked best.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
There’s a stereotype that some people are good with numbers, while others are creative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
“One, two, three, four . . .” But when he got to steps thirty-seven and higher, he lost interest in counting numbers and started thinking of other things to count, like Snow Delight flavors.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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