approximation
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While the data does not specifically detail children per filer, it does show tax exemptions claimed, which is a pretty good approximation.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026
It serves as a good approximation of labor demand and can provide some signal for the trajectory of monthly payroll growth.
From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026
Despite this complexity, a close approximation of its motion can be captured with a simple linear equation that uses only the launch speed and angle.
From Science Daily • Dec. 22, 2025
A pinched approximation of a muted trumpet suggests some kind of mutant jazz unfolding nearby, while unpredictable pitch changes conjure visions of a tape slipping off a spool.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025
Throughout the first half of the 1790s, the closest approximation to a self-evident truth in American politics was George Washington.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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