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Recent Examples of whole number
With Turkiye in the fold, the average world ranking (rounding to the nearest whole number) in Group D is 25th, tied for second-highest in the tournament.
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Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026
In the center of each is a button; pushing it jumps you to the next whole number, so if your incline is at 1.5% and your speed is at 5.2mph, pressing the button on the left dial will increase the incline to 2.0% and pressing the right will increase the speed to 6.0mph.
—Craig Rawlins-Wilson, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Comparing standards 3rd grade standard for multiplication and division
Common Core: Determine the unknown whole number in a multiplication or division equation relating three whole numbers.
—Steven Yoder, States Newsroom, 20 Mar. 2026
During the Hartford run, new songs were tested, the order of songs were changed, songs and scenes were cut or trimmed and whole numbers were rethought and restaged.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
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Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026
In the center of each is a button; pushing it jumps you to the next whole number, so if your incline is at 1.5% and your speed is at 5.2mph, pressing the button on the left dial will increase the incline to 2.0% and pressing the right will increase the speed to 6.0mph.
—Craig Rawlins-Wilson, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Comparing standards 3rd grade standard for multiplication and division
Common Core: Determine the unknown whole number in a multiplication or division equation relating three whole numbers.
—Steven Yoder, States Newsroom, 20 Mar. 2026
During the Hartford run, new songs were tested, the order of songs were changed, songs and scenes were cut or trimmed and whole numbers were rethought and restaged.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whole number
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Ties will be broken by the number of goals scored, the amount of cards a team has accumulated, and if all else fails, a team's position in the FIFA world rankings.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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Rocklin voters will decide this November whether to join a growing number of Placer County communities that have approved local sales taxes to fund city services.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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Sacramento County Department of Homeless Services and Housing opened its hot weather respite at North A Shelter through Saturday, officials announced, as daytime temperatures were forecast to reach triple digits beginning Thursday.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Bread, cigarettes, cars, and furniture have seen a similar triple-digit rise.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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“Whole number.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whole%20number. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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