not many

idiom

: only a few
Not many people showed up.

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To tell a story from Season 1 all the way to Season 4, not many actors get that opportunity in shows these days. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 May 2025 Well, not many people know about them, for a start. Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025 This raises a possibility that not many people have reckoned with recently. Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 May 2025 Some local governments — albeit not many — offer grants and incentives to fire-wary homeowners hoping to make these upgrades. Calmatters, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 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 25 May. 2025.

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