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Village addressing immediate needs As Elmwood Place officials prepare for a future that may not include the Towne Street interchange, they are focused on more immediate needs in a village that’s lost about half of its population and a good number of its businesses since the 1960s.
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The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2024
But for a good number of years since that moment, that gravitation didn’t include any sort of romantic love.
—Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
In the very same Pew survey, the majority of respondents—including a good number of pet owners—said there is already enough emphasis on pets’ well-being in this country, even too much.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2024
Hudson said a good number of law enforcement officers are unaware of the practice.
—Michael R. Wickline, arkansasonline.com, 15 Mar. 2024
What felt like a great deal is gradually coming to an end as a good number of Canadian mortgages come due in two to three years.
—Reza Ghazi, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The problem is there are people, a good number of them, who actually believe this nonsense.
—USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
But there are also a good number of short-term challenges, many of them unique to higher education, that will likely emerge more starkly in 2024.
—Brian Mitchell, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
The Warriors can still be a fun team, an interesting team, and perhaps, if a good number of things break their way, a contender to win the West once again.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2024
The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2024
But for a good number of years since that moment, that gravitation didn’t include any sort of romantic love.
—Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
In the very same Pew survey, the majority of respondents—including a good number of pet owners—said there is already enough emphasis on pets’ well-being in this country, even too much.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2024
Hudson said a good number of law enforcement officers are unaware of the practice.
—Michael R. Wickline, arkansasonline.com, 15 Mar. 2024
What felt like a great deal is gradually coming to an end as a good number of Canadian mortgages come due in two to three years.
—Reza Ghazi, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The problem is there are people, a good number of them, who actually believe this nonsense.
—USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
But there are also a good number of short-term challenges, many of them unique to higher education, that will likely emerge more starkly in 2024.
—Brian Mitchell, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
The Warriors can still be a fun team, an interesting team, and perhaps, if a good number of things break their way, a contender to win the West once again.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2024
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“A good number of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20good%20number%20of. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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