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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Meanwhile, national Democrats are publicly denying any involvement but are privately flagging polls—albeit limited in number—suggesting Nebraska may be closer than any state with a 2-to-1 Republican voter registration advantage should be.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, national Democrats are publicly denying any involvement but are privately flagging
—albeit limited in number—suggesting Nebraska may be closer than any state with a 2-to-1 Republican voter registration advantage should be.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
The conjecture, one of the most important in number theory, has been at the center of a decade-long controversy: The mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki claims to have proved it, but the majority of the mathematical community disagrees.
—Erica Klarreich, quantamagazine.org, 14 Oct. 2024
On the one hand, the striking workers are 30,000 in number.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 23 Sep. 2024
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, national Democrats are publicly denying any involvement but are privately flagging
—albeit limited in number—suggesting Nebraska may be closer than any state with a 2-to-1 Republican voter registration advantage should be.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
The conjecture, one of the most important in number theory, has been at the center of a decade-long controversy: The mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki claims to have proved it, but the majority of the mathematical community disagrees.
—Erica Klarreich, quantamagazine.org, 14 Oct. 2024
On the one hand, the striking workers are 30,000 in number.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 23 Sep. 2024
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“In number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20number. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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