Adjust
Number
Number verb - To find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The number of people killed by GAIA was retconned a number of times in order to adjust the population numbers.
Source: Retcon -
Going Native: Loran and quite a number of Moonrace folk undergo this as they adjust to life on Earth.
Source: Anime / Turn A Gundam -
The "Do Not Adjust Your Set" number soon turned into a terrorist attack when Jolen killed a number of people; Gorgon and the others were defeated by the Fantastic Four and captured.
Source: Comic Book / Silent War
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