not many

idiom

: only a few
Not many people showed up.

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The tricky thing about vitamin D, however, is that there are not many foods that contain this vitamin. Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025 In a budget year that was already predicted to be tight, not many parties will feel like winners. Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 And while not many people like conflict, everyone likes tacos. Leisse Wilcox, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025 By the time Todd Drury, then the head coach at Missouri S&T, got his eyes on him, not many people knew of Turk. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 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 12 Jul. 2025.

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