(somewhere) in the region of

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: close to (an amount) : about, approximately
He makes somewhere in the region of $100,000 a year.

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The timescale in which Planet Nine would render 2017 OF201's orbit unstable, and kick it out of the solar system, is in the region of 100 million years. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 May 2025 Joël Le Scouarnec, 74, received the maximum prison sentence in court in Vannes, a city in the region of Brittany on Wednesday, May 28. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 28 May 2025 An uncertain macroeconomic climate and a supply glut exceeding global demand growth, currently in the region of 1 million bpd, are taking their toll too. Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025 Mathis Amougou, who joined Chelsea from France’s Saint-Etienne for a fee in the region of £12.5million in January, has been earmarked to go to Strasbourg next season. Simon Johnson, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for (somewhere) in the region of

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“(somewhere) in the region of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28somewhere%29%20in%20the%20region%20of. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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