roughly

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Previously, North Korea could produce roughly 215 kilograms of highly enriched uranium annually, according to Vertic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“But the market can absorb that — like no problem,” Turnquist said, adding that there’s roughly $8 trillion currently parked in U.S. money-market funds.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The soft tissue and lipids inside that many carcasses "translates to roughly 6.7 million tonnes of sequestered carbon," Xiaotong Peng said.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Later, there was an attack in the centre of the city of Sidon, which is located on the coast roughly halfway between Tyre and the capital Beirut.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Delia wiped away her tears roughly with the back of her hand.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall