numbers game
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It comes down to a numbers game, the researchers indicated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
If nothing else, it’s a numbers game, said Neil Danzger, founder of the Danzger Group.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
It’s no longer a pure numbers game for the company.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
"In Lloyds, it will simply become a numbers game and staff will be hounded out of the business. We've seen it before," it said.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025
Instead, the staff played a sterile numbers game, seeking to impose a strict ratio everywhere.
From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by Morris J. MacGregor
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