several dozen

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

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Only several dozen of their autonomous tractors announced in 2022 are in daily operations with farmers, with extensive interaction with Deere technical experts to evaluate and tweak performance. Richard Bishop, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 Hegseth also reported owning several dozen corporate stocks, each valued between $1,001 and $50,000. Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025 Strong northeasterly winds, including gusts up to 20 mph, carried a stream of unhealthy fine particulate pollution for several dozen miles, casting a toxic haze over downtown Los Angeles, Compton and Long Beach. Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025 On Tuesday morning, Hochstein met with several dozen Lebanese lawmakers for breakfast in Beirut. Barak Ravid, Axios, 9 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 24 Jan. 2025.

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