as many as

as many as

1. Up to or equal to a certain number or amount. We have as many as 40 employees working in the office at any hour of the day.
2. The largest amount that is required, available, or possible. Don't worry about the cost, just hire as many people as you think is necessary to get the job done. Get as many copies of the book as your car can hold.
See also: many
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

as many as...

used to show surprise that the number of people or things involved is so large: There were as many as 200 people at the lecture.
See also: many
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • as many as...
  • come to much
  • if that
  • in the order of (some amount)
  • in/of the order of
  • of the order of (some amount)
  • amount to
  • region
  • in the region of
  • in the region of (some amount)
References in periodicals archive
However, as many as 60% of AS patients come off of AS after 10 years (29).
Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Active Surveillance of Prostate Cancer
Sometimes it takes as many as 200.1 find that this can be true for any rifle."
If only one rifle: weighing 6 pounds and priced under $900, this sub-MOA Model 84M with a lightweight stock, adjustable trigger and removable magazine might be the best short action for modern times
Using the most stringent criterion of IQ [is greater than] 130 to define giftedness, one can speculate that as many as 72 out of 1000 children might be gifted individuals with AS.
Asperger's Syndrome in Gifted Individuals