or so
idiom
—used to say that a number, amount, etc., is not exact
We plan to stay a week or so.
Tickets cost $20 or so.
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
The industry has grown over the last decade or so, between 4% and 6%.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Ghost guns have been around in the U.S. at least since the 1990s, but have proliferated over the last decade or so.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
For the past two decades or so, cinema’s loss has been television’s gain.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Or so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20so. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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