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approximation

[uh-prok-suh-may-shuhn] / əˌprɒk səˈmeɪ ʃən /




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Their books have both a stance on the world and a willingness to recognize the human beings, the political situations, the complicated relationships that make any stance, at best, an approximation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

The irony of the Daily Wire’s historical excursion is that Walsh has stumbled into an approximation of the very historical critique that critical race theorists have advanced for decades.

From Salon ● May 20, 2026

"They're selecting from pre-recorded material or generating an approximation."

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026

"This phenomenon was expected by some but now we have a precise approximation for it which didn't exist previously."

From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2026

We are, as humans, heavily socialized to make a kind of rough approximation between cause and effect.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell


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