several dozen

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: many : probably more than 36
She has published several dozen poems.

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Since Trump’s victory in November, the American Business Immigration Coalition has held several dozen in-person and virtual training sessions with more than a thousand employers to prep for the sweeps. Tami Luhby, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025 Part of the plan to protect imperiled Keys reefs included designating several dozen spots where no one could fish or lobster or take anything from the reef, which infuriated some local anglers. Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025 Photo-Illustration: Wired Staff/Getty More than 15 years after Apple first opened the doors of its App Store, it’s now well established that there’s at least one app (and usually several dozen) for just about everything. David Nield, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025 Dino’s Christmas sits several dozen slots lower on the same ranking, though its ascent is far more dramatic. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for several dozen 

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“Several dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/several%20dozen. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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