not many

idiom

: only a few
Not many people showed up.

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So far, not many startups are going after the same market as Casap: helping banks with disputes. Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 Because of blood revenge, there were not many men left, so then a girl was chosen to carry on a male identity. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025 An immediate comfort and understanding rippled through me – not many people in their early-to-mid 30s understand grief like that. David Oliver, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025 As Deadline understands it, 20% of domestic subscribers is a high bar, and not many titles have even met that threshold save for the most popular, like Stranger Things or some of Marvel’s offerings. Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 July 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 22 Aug. 2025.

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