more or less
Example Sentences
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Does his greater pedigree bring more or less pressure?
From BBC • Jun. 5, 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
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
That is, the options market prices the straddle prior to the earnings, and more or less keeps it at that price until the earnings are announced.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
Except for nursing the baby, she was more or less free to hold him or put him down, same as if she was his grandmother or a maiden aunt.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
