1
as in almost
very close to but not completely
the lot is 16 acres more or less
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2
as in pretty
to some degree or extent
most couples in the survey said that they were more or less happy in their marriage
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3
as in approximately
close to but not exactly
the box weighs 60 pounds more or less
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The game unfolded more or less how the Dodgers planned, in large part because of the efficiency of Vesia, Evan Phillips and Daniel Hudson.
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
On Windows, Surfshark offers a small, stylish app with flat shades of blue and a smart design that expands and contracts to show more or less information.
—PCMAG, 7 Oct. 2024
In August, Harris was more or less polling even with President Joe Biden’s 2020 performance among white voters.
—Mary Radcliffe, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
But the functioning of your pelvic floor—that sling of muscles running from your pubic bone to your tailbone—likely plays a role in making queefing more or less likely to happen.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Oct. 2024
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
On Windows, Surfshark offers a small, stylish app with flat shades of blue and a smart design that expands and contracts to show more or less information.
—PCMAG, 7 Oct. 2024
In August, Harris was more or less polling even with President Joe Biden’s 2020 performance among white voters.
—Mary Radcliffe, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
But the functioning of your pelvic floor—that sling of muscles running from your pubic bone to your tailbone—likely plays a role in making queefing more or less likely to happen.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Oct. 2024
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Vassos' journey to finding love is almost over, and fans nationwide have theories about the winner.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
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But now that the big Blockbuster is almost out (on November 22), the superstar is switching things up—by embracing winter whites instead of Glinda pinks.Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
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There is a pretty significant uptick in basically every form of crime and violence within Western countries at times of extreme heat.Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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In a certain way, this is an extreme case of something that happens pretty frequently.Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
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Among the most notable changes are approximately $22 million in revenue that each program will share with athletes in the first year of the settlement, plus expanded scholarship limits in most sports.Matt Jones, arkansasonline.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Rolling Cash 5 Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at approximately 7:05 p.m. 06-07-09-16-36 Check Rolling Cash 5 payouts and previous drawings here.Jordan Kellogg, The Enquirer, 1 Nov. 2024
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This World Series was practically the celebrity classic, taking place between the two biggest Hollywood hometown teams: N.Y. and L.A.Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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The Joker has become a classic Halloween costume, practically joining the ranks of vampires and wicked witches.Marci Robin, Allure, 31 Oct. 2024
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Where to Find Support Trauma recovery can look quite different from person to person.Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
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Although fans mostly expressed excitement to try out her olive oil ice cream hack, not everyone is quite as loyal to the idea of a pickle and jalapeño juice cocktail.Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
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But because the levies likely would reduce current and future US incomes, corporate and individual income tax revenues would decline by about $2.5 trillion.Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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State transportation officials who want to expand Amtrak rail to Wisconsin's population centers of Madison, Green Bay, Waukesha County and other communities project the move could attract about 250,000 new passengers to the trains within a decade and an additional 1.6 million by 2050.Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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The demand for green space among participants was nearly unanimous, and attendees were also broadly enthusiastic about building new businesses and housing.Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2024
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So fuel and food take up nearly half of their income.Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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And while Democrats released the majority of partisan presidential polls from 2012-2020, the reverse is true this year, with Republican sources releasing more partisan surveys — though the split is still relatively close.Mary Radcliffe, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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Trump's third campaign for president has played out alongside the four criminal cases against him — two in halting fits and spurts, one toward dismissal and one moving relatively swiftly toward a potential conviction.Graham Kates, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2024
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“More or less.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/more%20or%20less. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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