great/good many

idiom

: very many
A great/good many people did not survive.

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Only there was a problem: While Medicare covered the device, that left out a great many people who could benefit from using it but couldn’t afford the price. Anne Field, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025 More importantly, the planet shut down in March 2020 because of the novel coronavirus, shoving a great many in-the-works projects back into a drawer. Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 24 July 2025 The summer job, for decades a stepping stone toward adulthood and independence, may be going the way of the VCR for a great many teens. Las Vegas Review-Journal, Boston Herald, 21 July 2025 While the solar industry steadfastly denies that rooftop panels do anything but save California money, the CPUC — and a good many experts — say solar owners avoid grid upkeep charges that are built into kilowatt hour charges. Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 21 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for great/good many

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“Great/good many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%2Fgood%20many. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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