that many

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

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Heels may be a more elegant solution, but the taboo remains — despite the fact that many heeled styles seen as daring on men aren’t actually feminine at all, Semmelhack noted. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025 Which is amazing because that means that many more people, millions of people, would have had seen the collection at that point, right? — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 Mar. 2025 The Power of Online Friendships The study also showed that many LGBTQ+ people find their community and friends online through online searches related to their interests (49%), and nearly half interact almost daily inside these spaces (49%). — Taylor Grothe, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025 But living in that part of the city soon became expensive, and more expensive, and even more expensive — to the point that many writers, artists and filmmakers were priced out of their neighborhoods. — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025 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 22 Mar. 2025.

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