how many
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—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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The amazing thing was how many of us are carrying some form of grief.
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Melissa Ragain, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
Pfeiffer was taken aback by how many people related to her thoughts.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
The agency has not specified how many of the immigrants detained had criminal records.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Jeff Teper, president of Microsoft 365 collaborative apps and platforms, declined to tell CNBC about how many people currently use Skype, but said the number of minutes consumers have spent on Teams calls increased fourfold in the past two years.
—Angrej Singh, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
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Melissa Ragain, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
Pfeiffer was taken aback by how many people related to her thoughts.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
The agency has not specified how many of the immigrants detained had criminal records.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Jeff Teper, president of Microsoft 365 collaborative apps and platforms, declined to tell CNBC about how many people currently use Skype, but said the number of minutes consumers have spent on Teams calls increased fourfold in the past two years.
—Angrej Singh, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
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“How many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/how%20many. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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