(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 root of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan lies in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a formerly majority Armenian enclave that lies within the borders of Azerbaijan.
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Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Sep. 2024
Carved more than 1,700 years ago from a warm gray rock in the region of Gandhara (today’s northwest Pakistan), an exquisite fusion of East and West is embodied.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
At this stage, the collaboration is talking up range figures in the region of 500 to 600 km (310 - 373 miles) and a payload increase of one tonne.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 22 July 2024
Meanwhile, Xi has carried out a massive crackdown on China’s Uighur minority in the region of Xinjiang; launched campaigns of repression in Hong Kong, Inner Mongolia, and Tibet; and stifled dissent among intellectuals, lawyers, artists, and religious organizations across China.
—Kevin Rudd, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2021
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Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Sep. 2024
Carved more than 1,700 years ago from a warm gray rock in the region of Gandhara (today’s northwest Pakistan), an exquisite fusion of East and West is embodied.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
At this stage, the collaboration is talking up range figures in the region of 500 to 600 km (310 - 373 miles) and a payload increase of one tonne.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 22 July 2024
Meanwhile, Xi has carried out a massive crackdown on China’s Uighur minority in the region of Xinjiang; launched campaigns of repression in Hong Kong, Inner Mongolia, and Tibet; and stifled dissent among intellectuals, lawyers, artists, and religious organizations across China.
—Kevin Rudd, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2021
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