in/of the order of
idiom
British
: around or about (a specified number) : approximately
The government has spent in the order of ten million dollars on the project.
He receives something of the order of 100 emails a day.
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West of Broadway was for white steelyard managers, who lived on streets named for U.S. Presidents, arranged in the order of their Inauguration, Washington to Taft.
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Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
King Charles and Queen Camilla didn't attend Kate Middleton's Together at Christmas concert at Westminster Abbey on Dec. 6, as the Queen, 77, recovers from a chest infection and the couple would have technically overshadowed Princess Kate in the order of precedence on her big night.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Though Anne, the only daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, was born into the royal family, Camilla, as queen, ranks above her in the order of precedence.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024
The LiDAR order backlog is in the order of $1B currently (estimate about 2 M units).
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
King Charles and Queen Camilla didn't attend Kate Middleton's Together at Christmas concert at Westminster Abbey on Dec. 6, as the Queen, 77, recovers from a chest infection and the couple would have technically overshadowed Princess Kate in the order of precedence on her big night.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Though Anne, the only daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, was born into the royal family, Camilla, as queen, ranks above her in the order of precedence.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024
The LiDAR order backlog is in the order of $1B currently (estimate about 2 M units).
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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