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When did people start using a number to refer to a group of people like the Guildford four or Balibo five?
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∙ 13y ago
I believe it was a newspaper convention, so that on could have it in a headline without listing out four, five or more names. If the gang or group had a name, fine, other than that, they could be named for the place, incident or leader's name.
I believe this started in the early 20th century.
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