great/good many

idiom

: very many
A great/good many people did not survive.

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But what is clear is that a great many people share that secret, which makes the secret less secret. Lisa Brown, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025 Though a great many are loving the titillating update, some were apparently not fans of the post. Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 16 Jan. 2025 But not all Gullwings will get nine-figure prices; a great many, in fact, live in the seven-figure world, or even less for the roadsters. Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025 Surmounting hurdles In Better Bungalow, TBDA Ltd. tackled a great many retrofits, among them redesigning the layout of the back kitchen, which was opened to the flow of the house. Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for great/good many

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“Great/good many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%2Fgood%20many. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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