roughly

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Clippers, said WOW used its stadium-related petitions to target the roughly 13,000 signatures his group had collected.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The University of North Carolina system, which serves 17 institutions, has roughly 10% of its endowment tied up in SpaceX, according to people familiar with the endowment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Yes, that’s well above the S&P 500’s roughly 21 times, but the peak multiple during the AI era, which began in late 2022, was 33 times.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Chronic kidney disease affects roughly one in ten people worldwide, representing about 850 million individuals.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Spots or patches often form symmetrical patterns on the body, so a person with vitiligo on her right arm is likely to have it in roughly the same place on her left.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish