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Example Sentences
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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
The answer, more or less, is to continue what he’s been doing all along.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
They are all about $10 to $15 and involve pushing medicine into your baby’s mouth via a small hole in the paci, more or less completely removing the struggle.
From Slate • May 17, 2026
He was more or less constantly irritated with everyone else.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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