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"surging in numbers" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a group of people, animals, or objects that is growing quickly. For example, "The migrating birds were surging in numbers, with thousands of them passing overhead."
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Humpback whales and great white sharks are surging in numbers in the waters around New York City this summer, in a wildlife bonanza that is delighting naturalists, environmentalists and fishermen – if not necessarily bathers.
Humpback whales are surging in numbers because of the cleaner waters.
According to a report by the Southern Poverty Law Center, hate groups have been surging in numbers for the last decade.
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"Stripers, probably," Mr. DuPont said, referring to the striped bass that have surged in numbers in the Sound in recent years.
Sometimes called a "silver tsunami," the country's elderly will surge in numbers over the coming decades to become a dominant part of the population.
Those dropouts surged in number in the late 1990's.
Back at home, meanwhile, telecommuters, who have surged in number over the last decade, are feeling a bit, well, ignored.
However, the station was unable to cope with the surge in numbers coming through its doors.
The RSPCA is bracing itself for a surge in numbers of air gun attacks on animals.
The surge in numbers of elderly humans triggered a cultural explosion that established our species as masters of the planet.
The only plausible explanation, obviously, is a postapocalyptic zombie boom: they are driving the surge in numbers.
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