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a lot

adverb as in greatly

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noun as in abundance

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With the federal government now officially shut down, the House of Representatives has a lot of time on its hands.

And since then it's been pretty quiet today because I think a lot of people are just staying away, staying indoors.

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“If its coming from China, it’s a lot. If it’s coming from Japan, it’s a little bit.”

“We had a lot of trouble then,” said a woman who asked to be referred to only as “Sue” for fear of being doxed.

“It gave me a lot of faith in the endeavor.”

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