as many as
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—used to suggest that a number or amount is surprisingly large
As many as 60 students competed for the prize.
They lost by as many as 20 points.
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Some analysts warn, though, stocks reflect a lot of rate cuts – six, or twice as many as the Fed has suggested.
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Medora Lee, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
The Gazan Health Ministry said as many as 700 people had been wounded.
—Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 11 June 2024
Female bugs can deposit one to five eggs per day and can lay as many as 500 eggs in their lifetime, Orkin says.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
Poor password security enabled hackers to possibly target as many as 165 organizations that use cloud storage provider Snowflake, according to Google’s Mandiant.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 10 June 2024
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Medora Lee, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
The Gazan Health Ministry said as many as 700 people had been wounded.
—Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 11 June 2024
Female bugs can deposit one to five eggs per day and can lay as many as 500 eggs in their lifetime, Orkin says.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
Poor password security enabled hackers to possibly target as many as 165 organizations that use cloud storage provider Snowflake, according to Google’s Mandiant.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 10 June 2024
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