in number
idiom
: in amount or quantity
Fish were once plentiful in this river, but they have since declined in number.
The protesters were few in number, but they were very loud.
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On the flip side is the U.K. countryside, which rivals Croatia in number of festivals, both large and boutique.
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Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2024
And though still dwarfed in number by migrants from regional neighbors like Mexico, Venezuela and Guatemala, Chinese people are on track to be the fastest growing group making those crossings, according to a CNN analysis earlier this year of law enforcement data.
—Marlon Sorto, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
Following closely behind in number of nods are Jelly Roll, SZA, and 21 Savage with eight each.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2024
While garish new homes and flashy new office buildings are altering the capital’s small-town feel, restaurants and bars are still few in number, and tend to close early.
—Simon Romero Alejandro Cegarra, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Black applicants saw the strongest growth, increasing in number by 7%, with gains of 2.5% for Latinos and 1.9% for American Indians, the term UC uses in its demographic data.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
But without more products accessible without a prescription behind-the-counter, as opposed to off-the-shelf, such switches in the U.S. will continue to be limited in number.
—Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
Blue notices — alerts seeking information on someone — have roughly doubled in number over the past decade, Interpol data shows.
—Jane Bradley, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
As Colorado podcasts have grown in number — with more than 100 series by our count — the options have become dizzying.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2024
Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2024
And though still dwarfed in number by migrants from regional neighbors like Mexico, Venezuela and Guatemala, Chinese people are on track to be the fastest growing group making those crossings, according to a CNN analysis earlier this year of law enforcement data.
—Marlon Sorto, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
Following closely behind in number of nods are Jelly Roll, SZA, and 21 Savage with eight each.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2024
While garish new homes and flashy new office buildings are altering the capital’s small-town feel, restaurants and bars are still few in number, and tend to close early.
—Simon Romero Alejandro Cegarra, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Black applicants saw the strongest growth, increasing in number by 7%, with gains of 2.5% for Latinos and 1.9% for American Indians, the term UC uses in its demographic data.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
But without more products accessible without a prescription behind-the-counter, as opposed to off-the-shelf, such switches in the U.S. will continue to be limited in number.
—Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
Blue notices — alerts seeking information on someone — have roughly doubled in number over the past decade, Interpol data shows.
—Jane Bradley, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
As Colorado podcasts have grown in number — with more than 100 series by our count — the options have become dizzying.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2024
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