that many

idiom

: as many as stated
I wanted a dozen, but they didn't have that many.

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That’s especially true for Gen Z. A 2024 report from the TIAA Institute and UTA’s NextGen Practice found that many adults under 27 don’t expect to retire in the traditional sense — echoing earlier data showing nearly half either don’t want to retire, can’t afford to or haven’t thought about it. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025 The Big Lebowski’s Walter comes up among your fans as a role that many wish could have earned you your first Oscar nomination. Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025 Saudi Aramco, the oil-behemoth that funded the state, was readying an initial public offering that many thought would never happen. Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 11 July 2025 One reason justice for Palestinians is brushed aside is that many evangelicals believe Israel must play its role in the end times—an idea shaped more by apocalyptic fiction novels, Left Behind, than the Bible. MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for that many

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“That many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%20many. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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