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
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
True, a great number of musicians have achieved success with limited or no vision, and a preternatural pianist like John would be no different should he continue to compose.
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2024
"I am humbled to reach such a great number, especially when I think of those who fell on the Normandy beaches all those years ago," Mr Miller said afterwards.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2024
Maybe a great number secretly want it; maybe that's why they scream when it's farthest from possibility — "That's it," she said tightly.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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