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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
"He has more or less the same level of support in the polls as Petro did four years ago, so it's not impossible either," he added.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Yet in the wake of those episodes, the reigning Greek powers of the day, Athens and Sparta, did more or less as the Persians had done.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
We knew because Clarke said a few weeks ago that the squad was more or less set in his head already.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
“That is as it happens. It does not necessarily follow that a deep, intricate character is more or less estimable than such a one as yours.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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