large number

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However, the near-200% gain in the Kospi index over the last 12 months has attracted a large number of speculative investors.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

So when the world’s best golfers sweat over the large number of small bunkers that dot the course today, it’s all because Dallin’s photography proved that those were all part of the course’s original layout.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

But the results point to a large number of young people who are supportive of immigrants and simmering anger over the way the administration has carried out deportations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

A large number of people who wanted to gather in the Mecidiyekoy district of Istanbul were surrounded by police.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Should your collection of people be organized into a single group, or broken down into a small or large number of groups?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond