how many
idiom
—used to ask or talk about an amount
How many people were there?
I was surprised by how many people were there.
How many times do I have to tell you to lock the door?
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Here's a look at how many students enrolled at UW schools this fall.
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Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2024
Viral videos on TikTok showed frenzies and long lines at the stores, where employees were often forced to limit how many bags customers could purchase.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
Also my foster mother used to talk of how many of the neighboring women tackled various jobs that their menfolk, many now fighting overseas, used to do.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2024
That’s how many points Harris leads Trump by in North Carolina, 49% to 47%, among registered voters, according to a late August Bloomberg/Morning Consult poll, reversing the 48% to 46% lead Trump held there in July.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2024
Viral videos on TikTok showed frenzies and long lines at the stores, where employees were often forced to limit how many bags customers could purchase.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
Also my foster mother used to talk of how many of the neighboring women tackled various jobs that their menfolk, many now fighting overseas, used to do.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2024
That’s how many points Harris leads Trump by in North Carolina, 49% to 47%, among registered voters, according to a late August Bloomberg/Morning Consult poll, reversing the 48% to 46% lead Trump held there in July.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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“How many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/how%20many. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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