not many

idiom

: only a few
Not many people showed up.

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Recent Examples on the Web There were obviously a lot of freshmen drafted, but not many of the freshmen drafted were like a major reason why their team won everything. Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2024 That said, not many of those activities happen in the town itself. Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024 That's a victory itself that not many pieces of media—video game or otherwise—can manage these days. PCMAG, 14 June 2024 There have been some other challengers to the Civilization throne—Amplitude's Humankind comes to mind—but so far not many have managed to fully compete. Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 13 June 2024 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 2 Jul. 2024.

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