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Example Sentences
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“The mix of opportunities for new entrants is more or less intact, but competition for them has intensified,” Puri said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
With the stroke of a pen, Beijing has created a statistical gap more or less equal to the total emissions of South Korea or Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
It's one thing when "you're not risking anybody's life" with spaceflight and "you're doing it on your own nickel, more or less," he said.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
They are all about $10 to $15 and involve pushing medicine into your baby’s mouth via a small hole in the paci, more or less completely removing the struggle.
From Slate • May 17, 2026
Brian had more or less arrowed the plane into the water—through the trees and down—and it was a miracle that he hadn’t been killed.
From "The River" by Gary Paulsen
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