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The phrase "a sharp drop in the number" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a significant decrease in a quantity or statistic, often in contexts like economics, demographics, or research findings.
Example: "The report indicated a sharp drop in the number of participants in the study compared to last year."
Alternatives: "a significant decrease in the number" or "a steep decline in the number."
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The figures also revealed a sharp drop in the number of users.
The decision comes after the company witnessed a sharp drop in the number of teenage customers.
Businesses there have reported a sharp drop in the number of customers since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11.
A study released Sunday reports a sharp drop in the number of foreign tourists, especially women, to India.
Most of that decline was from a sharp drop in the number of people losing more than $2,000.
One is a sharp drop in the number of times cash changes hands in normal business and spending transactions.
But her support within the GOP has deteriorated from its pre-election levels, including a sharp drop in the number holding "strongly favorable" impressions of her.
Collis said similar speed restrictions in New Zealand and the east coast of the US have resulted in a sharp drop in the number of whale strikes.
But Ann E. Kaplan, the survey director, said several institutions had "hit a wall" this January, with a sharp drop in the number and amount of donations.
And there has been a sharp drop in the number of people who fear terrorist reprisal attacks in the United States because of the invasion in Iraq.
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