not many

idiom

: only a few
Not many people showed up.

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Some local governments — albeit not many — offer grants and incentives to fire-wary homeowners hoping to make these upgrades. Calmatters, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025 However, not many of those peaks are popular among climbers, hiking officials said. Reuters, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025 That’s the kind of detail that means a lot to audiophiles and Stones super-fans…but probably not many others. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 Trailing 0-2, the Heat now faces a series deficit that not many NBA teams have overcome. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 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 11 May. 2025.

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