in number
idiom
: 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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Hunting permits for sheep in all but two of the districts are limited in number and are issued by drawing.
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Ray Alt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2025
Even though limited in number, these cases have been going viral — and are understandably causing fear in immigrant communities.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 27 Mar. 2025
Anti-trans bills have ballooned in number With the 89th Texas Legislative Session underway since early January, almost 100 anti-trans bills have been filed so far, according to the Trans Legislation Tracker.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Other researchers now hope to use the pair’s techniques to answer other major questions, including one about important surfaces in number theory and dynamics.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
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Ray Alt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2025
Even though limited in number, these cases have been going viral — and are understandably causing fear in immigrant communities.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 27 Mar. 2025
Anti-trans bills have ballooned in number With the 89th Texas Legislative Session underway since early January, almost 100 anti-trans bills have been filed so far, according to the Trans Legislation Tracker.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Other researchers now hope to use the pair’s techniques to answer other major questions, including one about important surfaces in number theory and dynamics.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
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“In number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20number. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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