that many

idiom

: as many as stated
I wanted a dozen, but they didn't have that many.

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Restoration of a Global Icon When Notre-Dame suffered a catastrophic fire in April 2019, French President Emmanuel Macron was ridiculed by promising the famed Gothic cathedral would be restored in five years — a job that many expected to take decades. Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024 Euronews reports that many of Europe’s ski resorts have faced early closures this year due to unseasonably high temperatures that left slopes barren. Dianne Plummer, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024 Make no mistake, this is a big — some might say make-or-break — year for the storied Arcadia track that many consider the most beautiful horse racing facility in the United States. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024 What if the problem with eggnog is just that many of us are drinking the wrong kind? Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for that many 

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“That many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%20many. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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