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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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Watchlist volume jumps an average of 40 times for Unreleased Gems titles specifically, according to figures Letterboxd has publicly cited, numbers a filmmaker can point to that a skeptical buyer can’t wave away.

— Joshua Encinias, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
The in‑house repair team now numbers 30, supported by a Paris concierge-style service that can handle lighter fixes with a turnaround in days, a service Mothay plans to roll out to other markets, with Tokyo a likely next step.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 31 July 2026

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New teachers reported for orientation Thursday, as the district counts down the days until students return to the classroom.

— Tara Lynch, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Raman supports the bill but has worked with city officials on guidelines for implementing it, including potential limits on building heights and unit counts in some single-family neighborhoods.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026

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Donovan Ferrufino tallies his second rushing touchdown with an 8-yard score.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
Before anyone tallies receipts or debates whether FIFA delivered on promises of an economic windfall, the tournament’s most enduring legacy might prove harder to measure.

— Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2026

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At the same time, the film tells a true story that powerfully illustrates how indispensable investigative journalism is in uncovering historical crimes.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, the Harford County Humane Society tells CBS News Baltimore there have been 140 owner surrenders through the county's animal control this summer, which is double last summer's total.

— Tara Lynch, CBS News, 19 Aug. 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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