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approximately

[uh-prok-suh-mit-lee] / əˈprɒk sə mɪt li /


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It will cost Lindell approximately $825,000, according to CBS News.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

The trial lasted approximately a year and involved 1,137 patients who, following surgical removal of their cancers, were randomized into groups, with two-thirds receiving the new treatment plus pembrolizumab, while the rest received pembrolizumab alone.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

The campaign started in approximately 2013 and continued until at least December 2017, the DoJ added.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Paramedics responded to a 911 call regarding a reported cardiac arrest at an apartment complex, Judson Mill Lofts west of downtown Greenville, at approximately 1:51 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

When Toussaint L’Ouverture led a revolt of black Haitian slaves in 1801, Napoleon sent his brother-in-law, General Charles LeClerc, and a military force of approximately 29,000 to crush the rebels.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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