that many

idiom

: as many as stated
I wanted a dozen, but they didn't have that many.

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“That many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%20many. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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