that many

idiom

: as many as stated
I wanted a dozen, but they didn't have that many.

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Commissioner Darcie Houck, the lone person to vote against it, said that many Californians were behind on their utility bills and had faced large price increases in recent years. Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025 During Thursday's panel, Sher explained that many members of 764 and similar networks have a particularly concerning goal -- which is why the Justice Department's National Security Division and FBI are now paying such close attention to 764. Mike Levine, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025 On the one hand, that means that many survive the disease without serious lingering effects. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025 Brightline officials have emphasized that many of the deaths on the tracks are suicides and are difficult to prevent. Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for that many

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“That many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%20many. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.

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