be numerous

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“There will almost certainly be numerous mudslides, severe flooding either from heavy rain or clogged storm drains, and possibly debris flows,” the National Weather Service said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

There will be numerous road closures and traffic disruption as the route makes its way across the city.

From BBC • May 5, 2024

For a given audio signal, there can be numerous possible facial expressions that would make sense, and these possibilities can multiply when dealing with a sequence of audio signals over time.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2023

"There seem to be numerous stories that can point to more entrenched, embedded inflation," he said, adding markets were now asking themselves "how high do interest rates need to go"?

From Reuters • Aug. 24, 2022

All that a wise government wishes, is, that the people should be numerous and wealthy enough to fight the battles of their country, and to pay the taxes.

From The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers by Weems, Mason Locke