not many

idiom

: only a few
Not many people showed up.

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Probably not many people were thinking of that lusty-sounding late-’80s hit as a Statement Song. Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024 The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act increased the AMT exemption amounts, and as a result not many people are paying the tax. Michelle Fox, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024 But there are not many signs so far that Republican senators are willing to buck Trump to block Kennedy. Niall Stanage, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024 Another hypothesis is that manatees were in abundance, but there are not many bones at excavation sites because they were not hunted like other animals. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for not many 

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“Not many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20many. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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