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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And there is no larger-than-life superstar like LeBron James or Michael Jordan, but how many of those are there?
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Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Trading activity in options markets suggests that investors believe the next big move for the S&P 500 could come Friday, when the U.S. Labor Department will say how many more jobs American employers created than destroyed during May.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
That’s how many brain cells die each minute a stroke goes untreated.
—Sean C. Domnick, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
Israel’s military campaign has killed over 54,000 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not say how many of the dead were civilians or combatants.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
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Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Trading activity in options markets suggests that investors believe the next big move for the S&P 500 could come Friday, when the U.S. Labor Department will say how many more jobs American employers created than destroyed during May.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
That’s how many brain cells die each minute a stroke goes untreated.
—Sean C. Domnick, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
Israel’s military campaign has killed over 54,000 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not say how many of the dead were civilians or combatants.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
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“How many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/how%20many. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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