a number of
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: more than two but fewer than many : several
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The six-bedroom, five-bath residence in the suburban hamlet of New City, about 30 miles north of Midtown Manhattan in Rockland County, has ties to a number of filmmakers, musicians, playwrights, and other creative types.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2025
Those include 25% duties on U.S. imports from Mexico and Canada, as well as even more sweeping matching levies on a number of other countries.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025
While this is the first music concert at Bosque Ranch, the 1,000-acre ranch has played host to a number of equine events, including the NCHA Brazos Bash, and has served as a filming location for Yellowstone and its 1883 spin-off.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2025
In the mid-2010s — around when Johnston was finally treated for cancer that had been eating away at her body for years — she was inundated with alternative health advice sprouted by a number of influencers online.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2025
Those include 25% duties on U.S. imports from Mexico and Canada, as well as even more sweeping matching levies on a number of other countries.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025
While this is the first music concert at Bosque Ranch, the 1,000-acre ranch has played host to a number of equine events, including the NCHA Brazos Bash, and has served as a filming location for Yellowstone and its 1883 spin-off.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2025
In the mid-2010s — around when Johnston was finally treated for cancer that had been eating away at her body for years — she was inundated with alternative health advice sprouted by a number of influencers online.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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“A number of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20number%20of. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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