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The phrase "a number of uses" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to multiple applications or functions of something.
Example: "This tool has a number of uses, including cutting, shaping, and drilling materials."
Alternatives: "several applications" or "various functions".
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Kocabas said the film could have a number of uses.
The Ansonia plant makes brass and copper-alloy rods for a number of uses.
It also has a number of uses in more advanced mathematics.
Glass is also finding a number of uses in the medical world.
Beyond apps, Bell envisions a number of uses for the technology.
Here, a number of uses for the technique are demonstrated, with examples from human electroretinography.
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Because used books are displayed only on shelves — the tables display remainders and new titles — a number of used books had to be "culled".
In each iteration through the spiral process, a number of use cases are elaborated into an executable, validated prototype.
In recent years, a number of use case-driven processes have emerged for the development of real-time embedded systems.
Eye-tracking technology also has a number of use cases for headset-based AR and VR input.
As part of this drive, it has developed a number of use cases for the network data it is collecting.
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