put about

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He put about 10% of his portfolio in credit-default swaps that would gain value if bond investors turned bearish on the automaker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

It’s a two-bedroom, two-bathroom condo, and I can put about $55,000 down.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

That Christmas, they put about $1,000 on his books.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Official figures show that in 2023 the country's households put about 138 trillion yuan in the bank, an almost 14% increase from a year earlier.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2024

The old man crammed his beard in his mouth and began to chew it, as he generally did when he was put about He bit through one of the hairs, which stuck between two teeth.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White