in number
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: 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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Brazil, the Marché du Film’s 2025 Country of Honor, is currently undergoing a strong resurgence and has a prominent presence at the French festival this year, with the country’s industry delegation doubling in number from 2024.
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 16 May 2025
Yet many of these pollinators are declining in number, with habitat loss, pesticides and climate change all contributing to this decline.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
Like the Houthis', Taiwan's military capabilities are inferior to and smaller in number than those of its enemy.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Green Energy Jobs Are Few, with Lower Wages Kern County, the center of oil production in California, illustrates the big gap in number of jobs and wage levels between oil and gas jobs and green economy jobs.
—Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 16 May 2025
Yet many of these pollinators are declining in number, with habitat loss, pesticides and climate change all contributing to this decline.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
Like the Houthis', Taiwan's military capabilities are inferior to and smaller in number than those of its enemy.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Green Energy Jobs Are Few, with Lower Wages Kern County, the center of oil production in California, illustrates the big gap in number of jobs and wage levels between oil and gas jobs and green economy jobs.
—Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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“In number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20number. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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