rough idea

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While it’s unclear exactly how much the banks will make on SpaceX’s IPO, the past gives a rough idea of how things could shake out.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

"We are counting to get a rough idea of how many people support us," Jana, a first-year philosophy student, told AFP in Belgrade, while staffing one of nearly 500 stands nationwide.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

The rough idea was that clean water would dilute the dirty stuff.

From Slate • May 26, 2025

While the figures don’t reflect every recent hire or departure, taken together they give a rough idea of the depths of the department’s staffing woes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2024

So now you have a rough idea of what’s going on, don’t you, Kit?

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank