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Example Sentences
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Avatar ended up grossing an estimated $88 million in the U.S. and Canada over opening weekend, a solid but not spectacular showing, according to Disney.
He estimated that attorney fees in the lawsuit would amount to more than $1 billion.
From Los Angeles Times
Such work would cost an estimated $88 million—more than double his office’s annual budget—and take four years to complete, the spokesman said.
He said the reopening of the bridge had brought an increase in trade but estimated it would be another year before things returned to normal.
From BBC
The government has estimated that UK consumers lose £1.6bn a year in unwanted subscriptions.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
