approximate

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The $41-a-share cash payout represented a roughly 140% premium to Apellis’ Monday close, as well as an approximate 35% premium to the 52-week high.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

More than a dozen could not give an approximate start date.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Hegseth on Thursday indirectly confirmed the approximate value of the Pentagon's request for additional funding, saying: "As far as $200 billion, I think that number could move."

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Interactions are then added as small corrections, allowing researchers to approximate how large numbers of particles affect each other.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

“Uh, I have an approximate idea of the intersection,” I say.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green