not many

idiom

: only a few
Not many people showed up.

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The thing is, not many people know much about him. Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025 The 2-6 Browns are (and have long been) playing for the future, so this being the only move probably says not many other realistic options presented themselves ahead of the deadline. Zac Jackson, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025 The journey from Cheever to Kerouac and Kesey, via Faulkner, was one that not many editors could have covered. Michael Gorra, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025 Expect some breezy conditions but not many chances for rain until the weekend. Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for not many

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“Not many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20many. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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