a number of
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: more than two but fewer than many : several
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Weitzman believes one reason could be due to the fact that the Humane Society, along with other industry leaders, has seen a decrease in the amount of spaying and neutering for animals during COVID-19, which led to a number of unwanted kitten and puppy births.
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
After just missing on a number of chances early in the first half, Dieng took a cross from Michee Ngalina and found the net to send Hartford on its way to its seventh consecutive match without a defeat (4-0-3).
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There are a number of pressing issues that Palani and his colleagues will have to contend with for the Associates, a collection of 98 smaller cricket nations who only receive about 11 per cent of the ICC’s revenue distribution model.
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The tour took Lopez through much of Spain and a number of other European countries, ending with a performance in Sardinia on Aug. 12.
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
After just missing on a number of chances early in the first half, Dieng took a cross from Michee Ngalina and found the net to send Hartford on its way to its seventh consecutive match without a defeat (4-0-3).
—From Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2025
There are a number of pressing issues that Palani and his colleagues will have to contend with for the Associates, a collection of 98 smaller cricket nations who only receive about 11 per cent of the ICC’s revenue distribution model.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The tour took Lopez through much of Spain and a number of other European countries, ending with a performance in Sardinia on Aug. 12.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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“A number of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20number%20of. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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