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Number Ten

British  

noun

  1. 10 Downing Street, the British prime minister's official London residence

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Five years ago Gordon Brown was desperate to leave Number Ten to avoid accusations that he was clinging on to power.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2015

Mr Blair will also face questions from Ulster-born Labour MP Kate Hoey, who was sports minister during Mr Blair's time in Number Ten but later lost her job.

From BBC Jan. 13, 2015

The recommendations reached desks in the White House and Number Ten in London, to no effect.

From Newsweek Sep. 25, 2012

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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