(somewhere) in the region of
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: close to (an amount) : about, approximately
He makes somewhere in the region of $100,000 a year.
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Echeverri joined City from River Plate for a fee in the region of £12.5million plus add ons in January 2024 before returning to Argentina on loan for the remainder of the calendar year.
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Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Stuttgart believes that a deal in the region of €75 million ($87.5 million) is a fair price.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
On a budget understood to have been in the region of $500,000, the film recouped $7.5 million at the global box office.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
The price currently equates for a base rate in the region of 3.75%—representing a cut of two measures from the Fed.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2025
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Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Stuttgart believes that a deal in the region of €75 million ($87.5 million) is a fair price.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
On a budget understood to have been in the region of $500,000, the film recouped $7.5 million at the global box office.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
The price currently equates for a base rate in the region of 3.75%—representing a cut of two measures from the Fed.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Aug. 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 23 Aug. 2025.
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