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The phrase "run some numbers" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used as shorthand for "run some calculations or analyses involving numerical data." For example: "We need to run some numbers to determine how many units we need to manufacture."
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Let's run some numbers.
Before you even make the decision to redeploy your human capital, you will need to run some numbers to see if it is possible.
a. Look up some data, run some numbers, and make a couple of calls to figure out why sales are up.
I asked the accounting firm Berdon to run some numbers, looking at two hypothetical 40-year-old employees who had a $100,000 401(k) balance on April 1, 2009, and earn $100,000 a year.
Before he flies down to South Carolina for the next Republican debate (yes there are more of these, many more) he will have to get a team of young Bainies to run some numbers on where his hairdresser and make-up people went wrong.
So, let's run some numbers.
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I ran some numbers.
Back in 2004, Goldman Sachs was running some numbers.
Campbell spoke with the firm's executives and ran some numbers through her computer.
On April 10, Alan Cohen, a budget analyst at the Treasury Department, ran some numbers.
And after running some numbers, they realized they were still on track to meet their goals.
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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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