as in one
known but not named
some people won't be able to come
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as in approximately
close to but not exactly
some 300 people showed up for the giveaway
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Fyodor Urnov, TIME, 12 Aug. 2024
In other Commonwealth nations, Queen Elizabeth II’s death renewed rumblings – some louder than others – of moves to sever ties with the crown and become republics.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 14 July 2024
Alongside those young prospects are some more experienced players like Robert Lewandowski, Ilkay Gundogan and Raphinha.
—Kyle Foley, Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2024
Evacuation orders were in effect for some 25,000 people in communities near the park over the blaze, which reached the town of Jasper on Wednesday, where significant structural damage was reported.
—Axios, 25 July 2024
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Those notes can be played at different volumes—some louder, some softer.
—Fyodor Urnov, TIME, 12 Aug. 2024
In other Commonwealth nations, Queen Elizabeth II’s death renewed rumblings – some louder than others – of moves to sever ties with the crown and become republics.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 14 July 2024
Alongside those young prospects are some more experienced players like Robert Lewandowski, Ilkay Gundogan and Raphinha.
—Kyle Foley, Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2024
Evacuation orders were in effect for some 25,000 people in communities near the park over the blaze, which reached the town of Jasper on Wednesday, where significant structural damage was reported.
—Axios, 25 July 2024
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Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.SI.com, SI.com, 3 Aug. 2019
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Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018
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Augusta Gold had a working capital deficiency of approximately $32,000,000 as of September 30, 2024.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Upon returning six years later, Allen and McMahon noted that the rodents’ work resulted in approximately 40,000 healthy plants across the Pumice Plain and Bear Meadow, as well as the return of native gopher populations.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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These kinds of places voted heavily Democratic but saw a bigger shift toward Trump (about three points) than wards with older populations.Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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Yet, some have not heard back for about three years.Trisha Mukherjee, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Bernal is also geared up to revive neighborhood watch programs, which had around 200 groups at one point, but the numbers have dwindled over the years with less than a dozen left.Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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The extended stretch of freezing temperatures contributed to a devastating Lakewood apartment fire on Friday morning, which sparked around 5 a.m. by a space heater set up to keep pipes from freezing.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024
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At the time, the NFL team was spending big on Santa Clara’s mayoral election — shelling out more than $1.4 million in support of Becker, and another roughly $1 million opposing Mayor Lisa Gillmor’s reelection bid.Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Goldman said its forecast would be roughly 4 percentage points higher (7% instead of 3%) if the market were not so concentrated, with a baseline range of 3% to 11% growth instead of a possible -1% to 7% over the next decade.Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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That beauty adorns a much more capable drive than the Seagate models mentioned above.PCMAG, PCMAG, 17 Nov. 2024
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The Buffs had four sacks for -29 yards, five hurries on top of that, and limited Wilson to a 53% competition rate, a percentage that was much lower in the first half before the freshman settled in.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Some.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/some. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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