great number
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“Opera Wars” explores a great number of questions, some of which are impossible to address fully, as Ms. Vincent admits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
The great number nine decline - where have England's strikers gone?
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025
In the 1980s a great number of unauthorized immigrants from Caribbean and Central American countries began arriving in the United States.
From Slate • Feb. 2, 2025
“I think we’re having a lot of good at-bats as a lineup. As a member of that lineup, I think I’m having a great number of good at-bats.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2024
The many unmade bunks with torn, faded blankets hanging limply from the sides suggested that a great number of men lived there.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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