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The phrase "a mere six hours" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to emphasize the smallness or insignificance of the time duration being referred to.
Example: "After waiting for a mere six hours, the flight was finally announced."
Alternatives: "only six hours" or "just six hours".
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Our trip, he said, would take a mere six hours.
She had a mere six hours' notice before going on to sing the role for which she had understudied.
Investigators searched the trade-union building for a mere six hours the day after the fire, and then left it open to the public.
If that does not make you shiver, consider this: at one point last winter, the UK's gas supply was a mere six hours from empty.
I was a mere six hours' flight from London, my mobile phone worked perfectly, yet it felt like a different universe.
Kosminsky, with a mere six hours and 60,000 words of dialogue at his disposal, has pace, flashback and visual impact.
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A mere three hours, claims Mr Gove.
The sun will rise again in a mere two hours.
(It was shut down after a mere five hours).
Phoenix is a mere two hours north on the Interstate.
Instead, a mere two hundred and forty billion hours had been worked.
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