(somewhere) in the region of
idiom
: close to (an amount) : about, approximately
He makes somewhere in the region of $100,000 a year.
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It’s estimated that Arminia’s cup run has already earned the club somewhere in the region of €8million (£6.7m; $9m).
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 22 May 2025
When we get stung by a wasp, the association between pain and wasps is encoded in the region of the brain called the amygdala, which connects simple stimuli with basic emotions.
—ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
In addition, the JWST's NIRSpec found tentative evidence for the presence of carbon dioxide in the region of the disk between 105 and 120 astronomical units from the star, although this still needs to be confirmed.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 May 2025
Frimpong is keen on joining Liverpool so personal terms are not an issue, while the 24-year-old right-back’s release clause in the region of €35million (£29.6m;$39.3m) appeals to the Premier League champions.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 22 May 2025
When we get stung by a wasp, the association between pain and wasps is encoded in the region of the brain called the amygdala, which connects simple stimuli with basic emotions.
—ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
In addition, the JWST's NIRSpec found tentative evidence for the presence of carbon dioxide in the region of the disk between 105 and 120 astronomical units from the star, although this still needs to be confirmed.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 May 2025
Frimpong is keen on joining Liverpool so personal terms are not an issue, while the 24-year-old right-back’s release clause in the region of €35million (£29.6m;$39.3m) appeals to the Premier League champions.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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“(somewhere) in the region of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28somewhere%29%20in%20the%20region%20of. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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