that many

idiom

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

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The topic of nepotism came up in a new interview with Skarsgård in Vulture, when the outlet pointed out that many of his eight children — including Bill, Alexander, and Gustaf — have become actors like their father. Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025 Running the ball that many times requires lots of third-down conversions and defensive stops to create more rushing attempts. Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025 These are hypothetical cracks in spacetime that many scientists believe may still be out there. Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025 The signatories said that many elements of modern international law aimed at protecting human life were originally forged in response to the Holocaust. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 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 30 Oct. 2025.

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