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“Opera Wars” explores a great number of questions, some of which are impossible to address fully, as Ms. Vincent admits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

In the 1980s a great number of unauthorized immigrants from Caribbean and Central American countries began arriving in the United States.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2025

“I think we’re having a lot of good at-bats as a lineup. As a member of that lineup, I think I’m having a great number of good at-bats.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2024

The fellowship of evangelical believers has become remarkably diverse, including a great number of migrant families from Asia and Central America.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2023

“I can see that. I can see why someone would want to avoid being with other people. A great number of them are not very nice to me...and, well...”

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt




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