that many

idiom

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

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Davis said that many online commenters seemed to object both to tipping and service charges, even as restaurateurs struggle to raise menu prices to keep pace with the soaring costs of food and rent. Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026 Seconds of disaster, hours of harrowing wait A disaster that unfolded in seconds left a group of survivors waiting on a mountainside for hours in frigid temperatures, knowing that many of their peers would not be making it out alive. Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026 Hammond is a 20-minute drive from Soldier Field, McDermott said, and northwest Indiana residents consume Chicago news and entertainment, which means that many are Bears fans. Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026 And people will still owe federal payroll taxes on tips that are reported as income, Klein said, which means that many do not have a reason to claim bogus income for a bigger but bogus tax deduction on tips. Susan Tompor, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026 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 23 Feb. 2026.

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