a good few

idiom

chiefly British, informal
: fairly many
Not all our students go on to university, but a good few of them do.

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You do get used to this, of course, after a good few hours behind the wheel. Jeremy White, WIRED, 5 Aug. 2024 Four teams, including Sporting Club Jacksonville and a women’s outfit owned by Indy Eleven, are set to join in 2025, with a good few more potentially joining later as well. Neel Shelat, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 Bonus points for matching her light pink gloss — our reigning queen of the red lip was yet to find her signature look for a good few years yet. Esther Newman, refinery29.com, 18 Mar. 2024 It’s been a good few months for catching up on the work of the playwright John Patrick Shanley. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024 It’s been a good few weeks for the Japanese stock market. Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 4 Mar. 2024 There were a good few other poor results for car brands independently tested at the winter El Prix 2024. Alistair Charlton, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2024 The movie theater business, after all, has not had a good few years. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2023 It's been a good few days for U.S. stocks, with the three major indexes on pace for their fourth consecutive winning session. WSJ, 11 Oct. 2023

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“A good few.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20good%20few. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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