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The company is numero uno in computer technology.
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As Sylvia and Will spend more time together, getting up to various high jinks and wading deeper into each other’s emotional messes, Charlie begins to feel insecure about no longer being dude numero uno in Sylvia’s life.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 31 July 2025
Vulnerability as a Strategic Asset In contrast, the world numero uno, Jannik Sinner brought a quieter, deeply resonant and powerful strength to the men's singles final.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
For a start, there is Emily (the tirelessly comic Amy Di Bartolomeo), who is the keeper of the flame of all things Miranda as assistant numero uno, and is frankly horrified at Andy’s nondescript clothes and unspeakable hair.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
And his numero uno twirl-for-me-girl note of that week to his hosts was to Kill the Be-atch.
C’est moi!
—Judith Regan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
Rule numero uno?
—Laura Manske, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
Rule numero uno: show up.
—Mike Postalakis, SPIN, 8 Aug. 2022
And numero uno on that personal list is ambition.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2020
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 31 July 2025
Vulnerability as a Strategic Asset In contrast, the world numero uno, Jannik Sinner brought a quieter, deeply resonant and powerful strength to the men's singles final.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
For a start, there is Emily (the tirelessly comic Amy Di Bartolomeo), who is the keeper of the flame of all things Miranda as assistant numero uno, and is frankly horrified at Andy’s nondescript clothes and unspeakable hair.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
And his numero uno twirl-for-me-girl note of that week to his hosts was to Kill the Be-atch.
C’est moi!
—Judith Regan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
Rule numero uno?
—Laura Manske, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
Rule numero uno: show up.
—Mike Postalakis, SPIN, 8 Aug. 2022
And numero uno on that personal list is ambition.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2020
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“Numero uno.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/numero%20uno. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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