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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Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2024
Nearby, Michael Cohen, Trump’s former fixer turned felon and now all-around barnacle, lingered on the red carpet, there to give interviews for no other reason than to jab Trump some more.
—Michael Appler, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Trump‘s rivals Marco Rubio, Hillary Clinton and President Biden are among the unfortunate who showed up to their sword fights with a sword (some sharper than others) only to find Trump armed with a the verbal equivalent of a leaf blower and chainsaw.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
TikTok, too, is included in the CoQ10 supplements fanfare, to the tune of some 22,000 posts as of late.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2024
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To prevent the look from falling flat, remember to use variations of your color; combine multiple different values—some lighter, some darker—of the main color paired with plenty of textures.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2024
Nearby, Michael Cohen, Trump’s former fixer turned felon and now all-around barnacle, lingered on the red carpet, there to give interviews for no other reason than to jab Trump some more.
—Michael Appler, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Trump‘s rivals Marco Rubio, Hillary Clinton and President Biden are among the unfortunate who showed up to their sword fights with a sword (some sharper than others) only to find Trump armed with a the verbal equivalent of a leaf blower and chainsaw.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
TikTok, too, is included in the CoQ10 supplements fanfare, to the tune of some 22,000 posts as of late.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Glamour, 10 Sep. 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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When to Watch The best time to view the planets is shortly after sunset, because three of them—Venus, Saturn, and Neptune—set between approximately 9 and 10:30 pm local time.Gretchen Rundorff, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2025
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But in addition to the health benefits of working out, the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans also found that approximately 80 percent of Americans are not active enough.Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025
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By the numbers: Only about 4 million people would be able to take advantage of the state and local tax deduction, or SALT, if it were doubled for married couples as is under consideration, per an analysis from the Tax Policy Center.Kate Murphy, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
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Butler’s current seven-game suspension will cost Butler a total of about $2.4 million in salary, although the National Basketball Players Association intends to file a grievance to dispute the suspension in hopes of recouping some of that money.Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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The Sunset Fire, which broke out Wednesday evening near the Hollywood Hills, grew to engulf around 43 acres.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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The Dow gained around 625 points in midday trading, or 1.4%.John Towfighi, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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By locating sensors in deep bore holes, the scientists found that the French Alps’ permafrost is warming by 1 to 1.5 degrees Celsius (roughly 1.8 to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) a decade.Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
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The exact numbers at the French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open vary, but that essential split is roughly a constant.Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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While replacing a window may be more expensive up front than a temporary solution, modern windows are much more energy efficient than older ones, saving you money (and effort) in the long run.Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
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There is, nevertheless, another way to secure our vital security interests in the vast island nation that is much more realistic: signing a Compact of Free Association (COFA).Henry Olsen, National Review, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Some.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/some. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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