large number

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Candidates receiving the funding must abide by expenditure limits and adhere to the criteria set by statute, ordinance or charter to demonstrate broad support, such as demonstrate a large number of small dollar contributions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026

Dresden, home to nine universities, has a large number of trained engineers who are sought after by the roughly 2,500 companies in the sector operating in the area.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

Given the large number of family members staying together, he estimated that paying cash for similar accommodations would have cost around $25,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Since there are an indefinitely large number of buy-the-dip strategies, it’s possible that one of them might have fared much better than the version Finomial analyzed.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

A large number of sports fans, it turned out, refused to believe that a set of statistical tools could help them understand how good a basketball player someone was.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell