a number of
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: more than two but fewer than many : several
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Chaco Canyon lies in the San Juan basin, once the largest gas basin in the U.S. Chaco has been simmering in the New Mexico cauldron for a number of years.
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Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
In a number of cases, trials that were mostly completed were rendered useless without the money to finish and analyze the work, the letter says.
—Calvin Woodward, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The state of Jalisco, whose capital of Guadalajara hosts a number of cultural activities, including the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), a book festival and a gay pride parade among others, launched a 40% cash rebate on production and post-production expenditures in 2023.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 9 June 2025
The section in question contained a number of historical articles about the school — one of which was a piece from 1940 about a school carnival that contained the N-word.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 8 June 2025
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Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
In a number of cases, trials that were mostly completed were rendered useless without the money to finish and analyze the work, the letter says.
—Calvin Woodward, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The state of Jalisco, whose capital of Guadalajara hosts a number of cultural activities, including the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), a book festival and a gay pride parade among others, launched a 40% cash rebate on production and post-production expenditures in 2023.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 9 June 2025
The section in question contained a number of historical articles about the school — one of which was a piece from 1940 about a school carnival that contained the N-word.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 8 June 2025
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“A number of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20number%20of. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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