that many

idiom

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

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Perhaps the only saving grace is that the announcement to the public was so delayed that many of those animals were actually eaten before consumers knew there was a problem and there were no reports of illness. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024 The difference is that many of Trump’s supporters have grown more skeptical and more radical over the past four years. Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024 However, other studies have found that many people who actually own hearing aids keep them in the drawer rather than wearing them when needed. Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024 Moynihan argued that many Black boys often lacked strong masculine presences in their families, which damaged their self-esteem and the productivity of their adult economic lives. Ben Zdencanovic, TIME, 4 Nov. 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 24 Nov. 2024.

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