or so
idiom
—used to say that a number, amount, etc., is not exact
We plan to stay a week or so.
Tickets cost $20 or so.
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By 15 weeks, the chicks have generally left the nest but are often not more than a mile or so away.
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Dozens of artists from the last 100 years or so are represented in the show, with all 75 works in the exhibit inspired by the American flag.
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Dozens of artists from the last 100 years or so are represented in the show, with all 75 works in the exhibit inspired by the American flag.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
By mid-March or so 2026 offers much more good than bad.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2026
By mid-March or so, 2026 offers much more good than bad.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 4 Jan. 2026
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“Or so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20so. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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