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adds (up)

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present tense third-person singular of add (up)

as in numbers

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Level99 has spent roughly four years building a corporate team that now numbers more than 100 people, something unheard of for just a three-location company.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 22 July 2026
The collection already numbers over 3,000 titles, and donations keep arriving.

— Derek James, CBS News, 23 June 2026

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What counts as a bucket-list hike These are multi-day treks known for jaw-dropping scenery, demanding terrain, and cultural weight that a day hike cannot match.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
The Williams Institute counts roughly five million American children being raised by LGBTQ+ parents.

— Christopher Racster, IndieWire, 23 July 2026

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Nielsen also tallies impressions served up within the comfort of other people’s homes; since the initial rollout six years ago, the company has since expanded its OOH coverage to 100% of its markets in the lower 48 states.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 June 2026
The Ball State recruit also tallies 30 kills in two nonconference matches.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026

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The historical data tells us that workplace promotions and outcomes have not been evenly distributed.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Etched onto each of the bands is a series of letters and numbers that, if it’s captured again, tells the next researcher where this bird has been.

— Mack Baysinger Follow, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

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Adler’s version, as elegant and lyrical as Fisher’s, enumerates ways to use every last scrap, bone, and core—and introduced her as a writer who made art out of the marginal.

— Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Zuckerberg enumerates one of these very specifically, and in my view, this is one of the biggest contributions of this essay.

— John Werner, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025

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