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approximation

[uh-prok-suh-mey-shuhn] / əˌprɒk səˈmeɪ ʃən /




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The irony of the Daily Wire’s historical excursion is that Walsh has stumbled into an approximation of the very historical critique that critical race theorists have advanced for decades.

From Salon May 20, 2026

While it’s unclear exactly how many people SpaceX employs across the U.S., that approximation from Shotwell implies that about a third of the company’s staff is based in Hawthorne.

From MarketWatch May 19, 2026

"They're selecting from pre-recorded material or generating an approximation."

From BBC Apr. 25, 2026

Choi recognizes this caveat but said he thinks it is valuable to incorporate even a rough approximation of, say, future earnings rather than exclude them from financial planning.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

Just as we did with the stain, let’s make the carpet sizes even smaller to get a better approximation of the size of the rationals.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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