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Example Sentences
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That is, the option-trading “universe” prices the straddle prior to the earnings and more or less keeps it at that price until the earnings are announced.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 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
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
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
Amy’s chief delight was an Indian cabinet, full of queer drawers, little pigeonholes, and secret places, in which were kept all sorts of ornaments, some precious, some merely curious, all more or less antique.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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