several dozen

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: many : probably more than 36
She has published several dozen poems.

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Princeton also says several dozen research grants were frozen to them as well, according to reporting by Reuters. Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025 Trump hasn't been shy in elevating the campaign on social media; last weekend, the president posted a video, purportedly of several dozen Houthi militants assembling at an undisclosed location, getting hit by U.S. bombs. Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025 The group has organized protests of several dozen people for the past several weeks. Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025 However, my condo association includes several dozen inland three-story condominium buildings, which means that the chance that our residents will be wakened by their building collapsing around them is near zero. Bruce Strom, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for several dozen

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“Several dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/several%20dozen. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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