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The phrase "adding to the number" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the act of increasing a quantity or total, often in contexts involving statistics, data, or calculations.
Example: "The recent sales figures are impressive, adding to the number of units sold this quarter."
Alternatives: "increasing the total" or "augmenting the count".
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It is 'dangerously' adding to the number of diabetes sufferers.
Mr. LiMandri said that adding to the number of inspectors in the field "substantially increases the incentive for developers and contractors to comply with safety regulations".
Yet adding to the number of frozen conflicts or doing little to resolve those that already exist is, potentially, a recipe for disaster.
Complicating matters further, the homeowner may have more than one loan on the property, adding to the number of parties involved in the negotiations.
Mr. Obama proposes to reduce the backlog by temporarily adding to the number of visas available and by reconfiguring some visa categories to remove them from numerical caps.
Lifecare had evacuated its hospital in Chalmette just before the storm, and sent its acute patients to its wing at Memorial, adding to the number of patients in desperate need of treatment there, he said.
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Domestic Latino migration to these states and the high fertility of Latino families are adding to the numbers there.
There would be something like 29,000 medical personnel who would be returned to the island, adding to the numbers of professionals finding it hard to practise.
A new motorway will soon link Newry to the Irish capital, adding to the numbers who commute to work in the Republic.
"Defensively, we could be doing with adding to the numbers and the forward line as well".
Do this both to prevent unwanted litters adding to the numbers in shelters, but also to prevent adolescent behaviour problems.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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