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approximately

[uh-prok-suh-mit-lee] / əˈprɒk sə mɪt li /


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“Fast forward approximately 30 years later,” Hunt says, “Kansas City threw its hat in the ring in a big way.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The bear was approximately 17 months old, and in the 70-pound range, Collins said, explaining the severity of the situation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The analysis suggested that AI wealth effects accounted for roughly 6.6 percentage points, or approximately $198,000, in additional down payment on an entry-level Bay Area luxury home priced around $3 million in 2025.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The deal, which will bolster SpaceX's finances ahead of its IPO on June 12, covers a computing infrastructure of approximately 110,000 Nvidia GPUs -- the crucial hardware needed to power Google's Gemini AI models.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

He lit it up with a butane lighter that made a flame approximately as large as my middle finger.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini




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