(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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Eslead, which had over ¥80 billion in revenue in the year through March, is focused in the region of Japan’s second-most populous metropolis, and accounts for the majority of Mori Trust’s property sales unit’s operating revenue.
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James Simms, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
To put that figure in some perspective, the report estimates Florida's minimum living wage to be in the region of $58,970.
—Jack Beresford, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
In Malaga, in the region of Andalusia on Spain’s southern coast, a 71-year-old British man died from hypothermia, the city’s mayor said.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
The majority of the deaths have occurred in the region of Valencia, the New York Times reported.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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James Simms, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
To put that figure in some perspective, the report estimates Florida's minimum living wage to be in the region of $58,970.
—Jack Beresford, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
In Malaga, in the region of Andalusia on Spain’s southern coast, a 71-year-old British man died from hypothermia, the city’s mayor said.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
The majority of the deaths have occurred in the region of Valencia, the New York Times reported.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 30 Oct. 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 14 Nov. 2024.
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