ballpark figure
Example Sentences
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“The ballpark figure we’re looking at is getting to the consumption of about 80 gallons per person per day,” said Adel Hagekhalil, the district’s general manager.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2022
The ballpark figure for building a 300-bed hospital in Japan in $55 million.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2021
But I suspect their ballpark figure might even be too low; they arrived at it by taking the old IRS estimate, and adjusting it for income growth and inflation.
From Slate • Jan. 8, 2020
According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, it would cost a ballpark figure of about £10bn per year.
From BBC • May 11, 2017
What’s a ballpark figure for how much of the vote they’ll ultimately get?
From New York Times • May 23, 2016
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