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jonathrg 63 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Department of Commerce has lifted export controls ...

Several and a few are the same number, they only differ rhetorically.

mlyle 63 days ago [–]

I think several is used by most speakers for larger quantities than few. It has the connotation of being larger, and that changes usage.

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