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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Trump did not specify which insurance programs would be affected or how many drugs would fall under the new policy.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
What started as a niche approach is now central to how many investors think.
—Michael Shribman, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The news organizations used data from Bonneville and from a national database compiled by researchers at the Berkeley Lab to analyze how many large renewable energy projects waiting for grid connections made it to the finish line.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 12 May 2025
Measuring activity, how many reports filed or how many emails sent, will become obsolete.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
What started as a niche approach is now central to how many investors think.
—Michael Shribman, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The news organizations used data from Bonneville and from a national database compiled by researchers at the Berkeley Lab to analyze how many large renewable energy projects waiting for grid connections made it to the finish line.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 12 May 2025
Measuring activity, how many reports filed or how many emails sent, will become obsolete.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for how many
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“How many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/how%20many. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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