approximate
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The air traffic controller asks him for more details: “Do you have like approximate size or how many engines or style or anything like that?”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
However, the BCS theory -- named after its creators -- provides only an approximate description.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
Intel’s outlook is improving due to renewed semiconductor strength and the U.S. government’s approximate 10% stake.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Except the UBA is more intricate: “Henry had spent the better part of two months just working with the problem of odds and equilibrium points in an effort to approximate that complexity.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
A mile out, they would arrange the boats in a circle on the black sea, drop their nets, and, holding their lanterns over the water, they would approximate the moon.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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