not many

idiom

: only a few
Not many people showed up.

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Despite the business case for having more women in leadership positions, not many have made it to the top. Kate Duchene, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 This mistake may be inspired by the Credits for Sick Leave and Family Leave, mentioned above, even though not many people had even qualified for those. Roxana Popescu, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025 Many expected the Rockets to take a step forward but not many saw this type of dominance coming from them this early. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025 In 1972, not many North Americans traveled to Europe; almost none went to Moscow. Ken Dryden, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for not many

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“Not many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20many. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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