more or less
Example Sentences
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Does his greater pedigree bring more or less pressure?
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
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
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
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
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