great/good many

idiom

: very many
A great/good many people did not survive.

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This sounds appealing in theory, but in practice, a great many legal questions can be framed as disputes over jurisdiction. The Editors, National Review, 19 Mar. 2025 Even heading into Super Bowl LIX, there were a great many people who believed the Chiefs would win despite all their close one-score games during the regular season and playoffs. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025 For the bevy of current acts claiming to have burrowed down into the roots of country music, a good many of them have never actually cracked far enough into the surface of the soil to even plant a dandelion — all the while, Nick Shoulders is busy doing his best groundhog impression. Aaron Davis, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2025 But what is clear is that a great many people share that secret, which makes the secret less secret. Lisa Brown, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for great/good many

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“Great/good many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%2Fgood%20many. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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