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counts (up to)

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present tense third-person singular of count (up to)

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to have a total of that counts up to a pretty sum over the course of several years

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These protests attracted the interest of the Council of Europe, the international organisation set up in 1949 to uphold human rights and the rule of law in Europe which now numbers 46 members, including the United Kingdom.

— Matt Slater, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Launched in 1973 in Scotts Valley, the Erik’s empire now numbers 29 restaurants and stretches from the Monterey Peninsula to Sacramento County.

— Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2026

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In total, the government now owes the equivalent of $113,000 per person, according to USAFacts, a nonprofit civic initiative cofounded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer which aggregates and analyzes government data.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 29 July 2026
That database aggregates public records, including names, addresses, telephone numbers and other data, such as criminal history.

— Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 13 July 2026

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