great many
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A great many Black people worked at the Goodyear tire plant in South Los Angeles in the 1960s and ‘70s, and at other nearby industrial companies. “You had double exposure,” Hutchinson said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
The contrasting opinions and a great many other perspectives will weigh heavily on MSPs as they edge towards the final vote on Tuesday.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
For a great many American families, there is a single answer: the ones narrated by the English actor Jim Dale.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
"A great many young men in particular are considering coming to Germany," Markus Soeder, premier of the southern German state of Bavaria, said Monday.
From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025
The box was lined with shiny black taffeta, but you could hardly see any of the fabric because Meggie had a great many favorite books, and she always added another whenever they traveled anywhere.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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