in numbers
idiom
: in total amount or quantity
Fish were once plentiful in this river, but they have since declined in numbers.
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Both sides are expanding production capacity, creating a race not only in technology but also in numbers.
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Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
What’s certain is that any dip – or rise – in numbers in Guinea-Bissau has an outsize impact on the overall population.
—Sam Bradpiece, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2023
In more recent years, the steady gain in numbers by Democrats emboldened them to pursue more progressive agendas, even as Republicans began to dig in and prepare for conflict.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 4 June 2023
The drop in numbers comes as U.S.-China relations have soured over a range of issues including trade, human rights and the status of Taiwan.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 2 June 2023
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Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
What’s certain is that any dip – or rise – in numbers in Guinea-Bissau has an outsize impact on the overall population.
—Sam Bradpiece, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2023
In more recent years, the steady gain in numbers by Democrats emboldened them to pursue more progressive agendas, even as Republicans began to dig in and prepare for conflict.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 4 June 2023
The drop in numbers comes as U.S.-China relations have soured over a range of issues including trade, human rights and the status of Taiwan.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 2 June 2023
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“In numbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20numbers. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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