a number of
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: more than two but fewer than many : several
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As usual, a number of eastern horses will ship in for the Turf Festival.
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
Celebrate the season on Salem Street, downtown’s main street, with a number of holiday sales, open houses, pop-up markets, live music performances, and kid’s activities happening throughout the season.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
National conservatives, including a number of Republican politicians, base their policy agenda—anti-immigrant, protectionist, isolationist, socially traditionalist—on an American identity defined by ethnic and religious heritage rather than democratic values.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025
Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Eyal Zamir made the decision after summoning a number of senior officers for meetings earlier in the day.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 24 Nov. 2025
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
Celebrate the season on Salem Street, downtown’s main street, with a number of holiday sales, open houses, pop-up markets, live music performances, and kid’s activities happening throughout the season.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
National conservatives, including a number of Republican politicians, base their policy agenda—anti-immigrant, protectionist, isolationist, socially traditionalist—on an American identity defined by ethnic and religious heritage rather than democratic values.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025
Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Eyal Zamir made the decision after summoning a number of senior officers for meetings earlier in the day.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 24 Nov. 2025
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“A number of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20number%20of. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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