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Alphabet will replace Verizon in the Dow, increasing the index’s technology exposure with an approximate 4.01% weighting.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

This man took his Social Security checks at 64 because it accounted for only 20% of his monthly income, and he estimated his longevity at 86 or thereabouts, his approximate breakeven age if he’d waited.

From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026

The genetically modified mice lived healthier lives and had an approximate 4.4 percent increase in median lifespan compared with ordinary mice.

From Science Daily ● May 10, 2026

The performance space was decorated like a lounge, furnished with plush couches and chaises to approximate the vibe on a ship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

These are approximate, average ranges for each voice category.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

“We continue to believe that ARCC’s current dividend approximates the long-run underlying earnings power of our business,” CEO Kort Schnabel told listeners on last week’s earnings call.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

Department of Transportation have begun exploring replacing the existing funding structure with a simpler VMT tax that better aligns use with costs and better approximates the real price of roads.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026

Fictionalized versions of real-world scenarios are never going to be as accurate as the true experience, but the show’s 1990 version of a platoon better approximates the Marines’ professed ideal.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2025

To get around those anatomical differences, Poinar said, spiders typically position their two front legs in a way that approximates the look of antennae.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2024

Instead he approximates the accents of teachers and classmates.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

His poetic titles often defy translation; their layered meanings and references can only be approximated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

So when he launched his own podcast this October, my reaction roughly approximated that one Vince McMahon meme: Bill Nighy has an advice podcast?

From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2025

A corona of neon tubes overhead and along the walls of Davies Symphony Hall looked cheesy but approximated Scriabin’s color concept.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2024

Canada’s agreement caps payments at 2% of Google’s approximated revenue in Canada, down from 4% originally envisioned.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2023

“We will,” Alex said, and for the first time since speaking to Bri, he felt something that approximated happiness.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Sometimes seasoned simply with salt and pepper, sometimes coated in Shake ’n Bake, that sandy, paprika-tinged breadcrumb mix that crisped into something approximating a crust.

From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2026

The majority of its dozen tracks coast along with an agreeable yet lifeless electro-pop groove, with layered voices approximating the earnest and indistinct ballads of latter-day Coldplay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

But other approximating physics could be replaced by better or truer formulas.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 20, 2023

Crystal was founded in 1962 — the same year as Vail in Colorado — but never developed facilities approximating the industry’s flagship destinations.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2023

So instead we have made progress by finding partial theories that describe a limited range of happenings and by neglecting other effects or approximating them by certain numbers.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking