(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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So states the trailer for Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, a Finnish fantasy/action/horror comedy about a group of locals in the region of Lapland who kidnap Santa Claus after he's unearthed during an archaeological dig on Christmas Eve.
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Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Most French families, including his own in the region of Brittany, order their bûche from their local pȃtisserie, explained chef Clément Le Déoré, owner and chef/pâtissier of Desserts by Clément in Pacific Beach.
—Nicole Sours Larson, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
What makes her situation more unique is the distance between mom and dad, which is somewhere in the region of 650 miles.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
McKinsey has estimated that the savings a company can make using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) for operations are in the region of $1.4 trillion to $2.6 trillion.
—Dmitry Malin, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Most French families, including his own in the region of Brittany, order their bûche from their local pȃtisserie, explained chef Clément Le Déoré, owner and chef/pâtissier of Desserts by Clément in Pacific Beach.
—Nicole Sours Larson, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
What makes her situation more unique is the distance between mom and dad, which is somewhere in the region of 650 miles.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
McKinsey has estimated that the savings a company can make using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) for operations are in the region of $1.4 trillion to $2.6 trillion.
—Dmitry Malin, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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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 21 Dec. 2024.
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