How to mix itemized and enumerate items in the same list?

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I have a situation where I need to generate lists which contain a mix of numbered items and non-numbered items. Only the numbered items increment the counter. So something like this:

I know how to suppress the bullet by using item[], but it looks like whether an item is numbered (and increments the counter) is a function of the list environment, not the item itself. How can I do this? Stock LaTeX, please, I don't want to install more packages if I can help it.

Phelype Oleinik · Accepted Answer

No packages needed really (though enumitem is the package to tame lists).  Use enumerate, which will do the numbering for you, then use item[textbullet] to force a bullet, item[] to have nothing, and item to have it numbered normally. You may want to define a shortcut to item[textbullet] like newcommandbitem{item[textbullet]}.
documentclass{article}

begin{document}

begin{enumerate}
  item[textbullet] bullet
  item[textbullet] bullet
  item[] no bullet
  item[] no bullet
  item number
  item number
  item[] no bullet
  item number
  item[textbullet] bullet
end{enumerate}

end{document}

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