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They found that the amount of the gerozyme roughly doubled with age.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

By the mid-1980s, “The PTL Club” had a daily viewership of roughly 5.7 million and more than 6 million visitors a year were rolling into Heritage USA.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Under guidelines issued by a federal agency called the United States Sentencing Commission, Beaird would face roughly an additional year in prison if his firearm had a “large capacity magazine.”

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

“A convincing move higher would require sustained ETF inflows, stronger spot buying and a daily or weekly close above roughly $87,400,” says Lacie Zhang of Bitget Wallet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

It was evident that up to lately there had been a large notice-board in front of the balcony; it had, however, been roughly torn away, the uprights which had supported it still remaining.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker




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