a number of
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: more than two but fewer than many : several
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And of course the Oscar winner has a number of other projects in various stages of development.
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
Lately, several of the videos have come from the Indiana football program and Heisman-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who has gone viral a number of times for his candid humility and insight during the Hoosiers’ unlikely run to the College Football Playoff national championship.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
Those were her last words before the agent fired three bullets through the window, according to multiple videos taken from a number of angles.
—Theresa Braine, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
The next year, Wagner, Dickinson, and a number of others founded a new organization based in the Modulightor building, establishing the Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation in 2015.
—Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 13 Jan. 2026
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
Lately, several of the videos have come from the Indiana football program and Heisman-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who has gone viral a number of times for his candid humility and insight during the Hoosiers’ unlikely run to the College Football Playoff national championship.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
Those were her last words before the agent fired three bullets through the window, according to multiple videos taken from a number of angles.
—Theresa Braine, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
The next year, Wagner, Dickinson, and a number of others founded a new organization based in the Modulightor building, establishing the Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation in 2015.
—Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 13 Jan. 2026
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“A number of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20number%20of. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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