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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The current multiple of 19 for 2025 earnings has come down from 21 a month or so ago, but multiples above 17 are typically given when the economy is expanding, and that is not happening.
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Bob Pisani, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
By my estimation, there were more than 30,000 independent software vendors (ISVs), but only 100 or so that could be considered truly cloud-native application companies.
—Daniel Saks, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Yates slowly drives forward about a foot or so before coming to a stop again.
—New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
The 10-piece band stopped at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis on Thursday night, with a setlist consisting of some Zito and Castiglia originals and plenty of classic covers, about a half dozen or so of which featured Murray on lead vocals.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2025
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Bob Pisani, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
By my estimation, there were more than 30,000 independent software vendors (ISVs), but only 100 or so that could be considered truly cloud-native application companies.
—Daniel Saks, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Yates slowly drives forward about a foot or so before coming to a stop again.
—New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
The 10-piece band stopped at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis on Thursday night, with a setlist consisting of some Zito and Castiglia originals and plenty of classic covers, about a half dozen or so of which featured Murray on lead vocals.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Or so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20so. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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