as in approximate
not precisely correct
I suspect that the ballpark costs we were quoted for the kitchen renovation will turn out to be too low
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Recent Examples of ballpark
Ashira Prossack, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
The Astros share their spring training complex and ballpark with the Washington Nationals.
—Chron, 5 Mar. 2021
Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 17 Dec. 2024
There has also been no sign of Franco merchandise being sold at the Rays' team store within their ballpark.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
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An easy way to do this is create an Excel spreadsheet to track your spending or go back though your bank and credit card statements from the past year to get a ballpark idea of your monthly spending.
—Ashira Prossack, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
The Astros share their spring training complex and ballpark with the Washington Nationals.
—Chron, 5 Mar. 2021
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About a half mile from the arena on the intersection of Tropicana and Las Vegas Boulevard is the demolition site where a $1.75 billion ballpark for MLB’s Athletics is supposed to be built, though the sticker price has escalated.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 17 Dec. 2024
There has also been no sign of Franco merchandise being sold at the Rays' team store within their ballpark.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
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But here's an approximate look at recent generations.David Wysong, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2025
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The former rocket scientist has turned MicroStrategy into one of the biggest institutional holders of bitcoin, owning 439,000 coins now worth an approximate $44 billion.Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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By comparison, Grand Canyon National Park, about a three-hour drive away and outside the Navajo Nation, last year welcomed roughly 4.7 million visitors, who spent $768 million in communities near the park, supporting about 10,100 local jobs.Derek M. Norman, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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The motel had fallen on hard times, but in September, the state park system and partners promised to refurbish the motel rather than demolish it.Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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It was posted long enough for screenshots to speed through neighbors’ text message chains and for the text to be copied onto neighborhood Ring camera chat groups and the Watch Duty app.Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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The Kenneth Fire started burning Thursday evening in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles, near the Calabasas neighborhood, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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The camera was easy to set up and sent alerts for most motion events, but the human detection was inaccurate, sometimes erroneously suggesting a human and sometimes ignoring actual people.Simon Hill, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2025
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Either way, Duncan’s declarative statement was wholly inaccurate.Noah Rothman, National Review, 2 Jan. 2025
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But as cultures, as worlds, the runway and the stadium kept their distance, with rare exceptions (David Beckham, the Williams sisters) proving the rule.Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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Tuesday, the football stadium of Palisades Charter High School was partially up in flames.Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Key Background There are five major fires burning in the vicinity of Los Angeles, including the Palisades Fire, which has burned nearly 20,000 acres, and the Eaton Fire, which has burned almost 14,000.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Wildfires: Death Toll Rises To 5; Biden Declares Major Disaster; 1.5M Without Power – Update The statement comes shortly after Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a new brush fire that broke out in the Runyon Canyon vicinity of Hollywood Hills, having since spread to more than 50 acres.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
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The tune becomes a smash at the end of every year, as millions of people return to the song, either by purchasing or streaming it, or via the radio.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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The latter tune earned Ri a Grammy nomination for best song written for visual media as well as an Oscar nod for best original song.Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Jan. 2025
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Two weeks ago Sauer filed an unusual friend-of-the-court brief in the pending TikTok case which urges the justices to put the matter on hold and allow the new president time to work out a deal.David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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The risks are there, which is why protection matters.Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Ballpark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballpark. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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