number 10

plural number 10s

1. alternativenumeralball gamesAlternative form of number ten.

   Instead, he was able to sit alongside De Bruyne on the City bench admiring a virtuoso performance from Foden, pulling every string in the number 10 role and illustrating again why he is so important to Guardiola, and why he simply must start for Gareth Southgate's England at Euro 2024.

   2024 April 3, Phil McNulty, “Man City 4-1 Aston Villa: Phil Foden produces 'masterclass' to show worth again”, in BBC

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1. UKgovernmentSynonym of 10 Downing Street.

   There are honourable people in the government and principled advisers working in Number 10, even if their unheralded service is obscured by the crass antics of spin doctors and the demagoguery of some ministers.

   2009 April 23, Bagehot, “Who's Nasty Now?”, in The Economist, page 61

   Synonyms: 10 Downing Street