roughly

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Some 360,000 Americans are in Facebook groups opposed to the facilities, roughly quadruple the number from December, figures from organizations fighting the AI build-out show.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

There were roughly twice as many small graves as big ones – suggesting twice as many children as adults.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

From 2021 through 2024, annual U.S. agricultural exports to China averaged roughly $31 billion, with soybeans accounting for about half.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Clinical trials have already shown that eating grapes can help improve the skin's resistance to UV radiation in roughly 30% to 50% of people.

From Science Daily • May 18, 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