Number Ten
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"The choreography is a strange dance, I suspect, between Number Ten and the Palace," says royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025
However, Number Ten did confirm that ministers were looking at "rephasing" the project, hinting at a possible delay.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023
Meanwhile the daily tabloid Sun claimed that his chief whip, Andrew Mitchell, had called police officers guarding Number Ten “plebs”.
From Newsweek • Jun. 2, 2013
What did Diego Maradona say about Fidel Castro after he had interviewed the Cuban President on his television chat show The Night of the Number Ten?
From The Guardian • Apr. 6, 2010
Less than three months later, on September 9, 1963, Governor Wallace signed Executive Order Number Ten of the Governor of Alabama.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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