as in numerous
being of a large but indefinite number
a journey of many miles begins with a single step
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
Chronic inflammation: As people grow older, an increase in inflammation is directly linked to the development of many diseases and effects of aging, experts agree.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
First, the conviction among many liberals that things were pretty much fine, if not downright great, in Biden’s America — and that anyone who didn’t think that way was either a right-wing misinformer or a dupe.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Veterans Day: On Veterans Day, many restaurants will offer discounts or free food to those who actively served and retired from the military and first responders.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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Colorado fans and many football fanatics across the country are hoping to see Coach Prime aka Deion Sanders and the Buffs led by his son Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter take the field come Dec. 7.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
Chronic inflammation: As people grow older, an increase in inflammation is directly linked to the development of many diseases and effects of aging, experts agree.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
First, the conviction among many liberals that things were pretty much fine, if not downright great, in Biden’s America — and that anyone who didn’t think that way was either a right-wing misinformer or a dupe.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Veterans Day: On Veterans Day, many restaurants will offer discounts or free food to those who actively served and retired from the military and first responders.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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Future plans call for numerous floors, including one containing a gym and bathroom facilities.Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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The book comprises eight chapters that are crammed with numerous examples and case studies.GrrlScientist, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The fire, which burned an as-yet-undetermined number of homes and buildings while threatening Grand Lake, increased an extraordinary 150,000 acres in size Wednesday night and Thursday to become the second-largest wildfire in Colorado’s recorded history.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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After six rounds the judge accurately guessed the number 89% of the time.Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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For tackling and punching the student multiple times, Morrow was suspended from the team for six months and served 46 days in a work-release program last summer after being convicted of misdemeanor assault.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Shenandoah Telecommunications Company operates broadband data, video, and voice services in multiple states and continues to expand its Glo Fiber network.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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The strike killed several other Hezbollah leaders, an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general, and at least 33 civilians.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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For one, the boot’s stance angles have been refined over several years to hit that Goldilocks sweet spot: not too flexed, not too upright, and dead-flat edge-to-edge underfoot.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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Batman’s comedic Technicolor stylings — and the utter sincerity with which stars Adam West and Burt Ward led viewers through them — have lived on through countless references and parodies in the ensuing decades, as well as a mercurial relationship with Batman fans.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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For McCaffrey’s sake and the 49ers’ (not to mention the countless, hapless fantasy football teams out there), the hope is that the Niners’ running back returns to his old form after a quarter of the year and half a season on the sideline.Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Many.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/many. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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