various

various
various
like many and several, is used as a pronoun (followed by of) in both BrE and (more commonly) in AmE:

• Various of his colleagues…offer to go with him if he is dismissed —American Spectator, 1994

• Various of his essays and lectures have been published —Margaret Drabble, 2000.

Although disapproved of by some language purists, this usage is well established.

Modern English usage. 2014.

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