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approximate

[uh-prok-suh-mit, uh-prok-suh-meyt] / əˈprɒk sə mɪt, əˈprɒk səˌmeɪt /






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Friday’s statistics were based on almost 14% of the approximate 164 million tax returns the IRS expects to receive through April 15.

From MarketWatch

Friday’s statistics were based on almost 14% of the approximate 164 million tax returns the IRS expects to receive through April 15.

From MarketWatch

The approximate share of the population that is estranged from a parent or child at any given time, research shows.

From The Wall Street Journal

While Fennell’s film anchors itself in Brontë’s narrative landscape, it also takes creative liberties in service of approximating the director’s personal experience reading it as a teen.

From Los Angeles Times

In some cases, horizontal placement of circles on the date axes is approximated to accommodate others within the same range.

From The Wall Street Journal