that many

phrase

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

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The union supports the school board’s decision to postpone cuts as long as possible to the back end of the three-year planning window — on the premise that many cuts could be avoided. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 When concertgoers became notorious for all manner of anti-social behavior, from throwing random stuff on stage to shouting disruptive comments during sets, that many concluded was a result of spending so much time in isolation. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026 In it, five Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers prove that many newer games in the Super Mario series are mathematically maximally complex and therefore contain unsolvable problems. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2026 But investors suspect that many of those same names have been overly punished by this point. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 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 9 Oct. 2026.

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