that many

idiom

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

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Since sharing her story, Casey told Newsweek that many people have been so generous as to buy toys for Josiah's upcoming fifth birthday. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025 Kurt’s key takeaways What makes this breach especially alarming is that many of the affected patients may have never even heard of Episource. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025 In that decision, the court upheld its previous rulings on the same part of the Voting Rights Act that many of its advocates fear could be weakened in the Louisiana case. Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 28 June 2025 Furthermore, decades of secondary math teacher shortages means that many positions have been filled by individuals teaching on substandard credentials who have inadequate preparation in math or pedagogy or both. Linda Darling-Hammond, Forbes.com, 28 June 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 4 Jul. 2025.

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