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Example Sentences

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With the stroke of a pen, Beijing has created a statistical gap more or less equal to the total emissions of South Korea or Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

You are correct in most of your assumptions, more or less.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

It's one thing when "you're not risking anybody's life" with spaceflight and "you're doing it on your own nickel, more or less," he said.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

We knew because Clarke said a few weeks ago that the squad was more or less set in his head already.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

I wonder, does that make ye more or less confident in your choice?”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston