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

"For example, their eggs are unlike those of any living species, so we invented the resin eggs to approximate real oviraptor eggs as best as we could."

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Of the approximate 200 billionaires in California, several are reported to have cut ties with the state.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

We know the approximate location of many of Alexandria’s other streets, and a few of their names—such as the Street of Victory, the Street of Eleusis, the Street of the Fruit Bearer.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro