a number of
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: more than two but fewer than many : several
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The Kardashian-Jenner family as a whole has acquired a number of pets over the years, including dogs, cats, reptiles and even horses.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Beyond beating out everyone but Coldplay for highest grossing trek of 2025, Beyonce also set a number of records with her limited Cowboy Carter run.
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Police have interviewed a number of people who were there during the shooting, O'Hara said, while homicide investigators continue to comb through evidence.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Beyond beating out everyone but Coldplay for highest grossing trek of 2025, Beyonce also set a number of records with her limited Cowboy Carter run.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Dec. 2025
But there were a number of failures as well, some of them quite dramatic.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Police have interviewed a number of people who were there during the shooting, O'Hara said, while homicide investigators continue to comb through evidence.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
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“A number of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20number%20of. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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