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, newer immigrants from elsewhere in Europe and beyond were growing in number and experienced discrimination.
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Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 21 May 2024
By the late 1970s, the settlers, bolstered in part by growing political support, were expanding in number.
—Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
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One of those most beautiful and easy bulbs to grow in your garden, daffodils multiply over the years, unlike some other bulbs such as tulips which dwindle in number each season.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 May 2024
On the other hand, Starbucks workers have succeeded in unionizing roughly 400 of the company’s stores, which range in number but typically involve about 30 employees.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 May 2024
Nearly all of the recent growth in number of beneficiaries and amounts of benefit outlays has come from baby boomer retirees, who increasingly — and mostly — file their claims online and get service electronically.
—Mark J. Warshawsky, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2024
Polynomials are closely related to ideas from geometry, yet over the finite field with two elements, their arithmetic becomes loosely analogous to the arithmetic of whole numbers — opening up the possibility that in this setting, visual intuition can be applied to questions in number theory.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2024
This is reflected in number of new jobs created: Over 85% of total U.S. employment growth since 1940 has come in entirely new occupations.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2024
In Kelly’s version of this evolution, recounted in Larkin’s opening statement, the shift was not just in number but in kind.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 21 May 2024
By the late 1970s, the settlers, bolstered in part by growing political support, were expanding in number.
—Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Sun Exposure: Full, partial Soil Type: Moist, rich, well-draining
Soil pH: 6.0-7.0
One of those most beautiful and easy bulbs to grow in your garden, daffodils multiply over the years, unlike some other bulbs such as tulips which dwindle in number each season.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 May 2024
On the other hand, Starbucks workers have succeeded in unionizing roughly 400 of the company’s stores, which range in number but typically involve about 30 employees.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 May 2024
Nearly all of the recent growth in number of beneficiaries and amounts of benefit outlays has come from baby boomer retirees, who increasingly — and mostly — file their claims online and get service electronically.
—Mark J. Warshawsky, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2024
Polynomials are closely related to ideas from geometry, yet over the finite field with two elements, their arithmetic becomes loosely analogous to the arithmetic of whole numbers — opening up the possibility that in this setting, visual intuition can be applied to questions in number theory.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2024
This is reflected in number of new jobs created: Over 85% of total U.S. employment growth since 1940 has come in entirely new occupations.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2024
In Kelly’s version of this evolution, recounted in Larkin’s opening statement, the shift was not just in number but in kind.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
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“In number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20number. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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