a number of
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: more than two but fewer than many : several
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Thursday’s letter follows a number of similar and separate letters to Starmer this week, from groups ranging from top lawyers to a collective of UK and Ireland writers, with signatories including Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 May 2025
Raman said the city must confront a number of issues stemming from the homelessness crisis, such as improving data collection.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
The workload of almost all of the relievers has played into how manager Mike Shildt has had to try to navigate a number of games this month, especially during a stretch of nine straight games that ended yesterday.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
This concerns a number of obstetricians, infectious disease specialists and pediatricians.
—Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 29 May 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 May 2025
Raman said the city must confront a number of issues stemming from the homelessness crisis, such as improving data collection.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
The workload of almost all of the relievers has played into how manager Mike Shildt has had to try to navigate a number of games this month, especially during a stretch of nine straight games that ended yesterday.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
This concerns a number of obstetricians, infectious disease specialists and pediatricians.
—Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 29 May 2025
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“A number of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20number%20of. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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