more or less
Example Sentences
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That is, the option-trading “universe” prices the straddle prior to the earnings and more or less keeps it at that price until the earnings are announced.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Yet in the wake of those episodes, the reigning Greek powers of the day, Athens and Sparta, did more or less as the Persians had done.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 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
This makes it more or less impossible for it to get its teeth into a vast smooth curving surface such as the side of a peach.
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
