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approximately

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


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According to Rojas, his wife and kids were in Caracas, which is approximately six miles south of where the quakes struck.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Analyst Vijay Rakesh estimates the quantum computing industry to grow from about a $1.1 billion a year run-rate in 2025 to approximately $15 billion in 2030 and $205 billion in 2035.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Zymeworks will acquire Theravance Biopharma for approximately $929 million, paying $17 a share in cash.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

It can identify locations within approximately 20 meters and can even estimate elevation, revealing which floor of a building someone occupies.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026

The meteor hit approximately fifty thousand years ago and weighed several hundred thousand tons!

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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