or so

phrase

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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To his surprise, the room was filled with 40 or so folks when Millard arrived, showing the early interest in his product. Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2026 But over the past decade or so, Øya has consistently delivered huge headliners and some of the best, most varied lineup curation on the festival scene, booking everyone from Blur to Kendrick Lamar to Charli xcx. Ellise Shafer, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026 But there is no monopoly of AI; there is, rather, a global race featuring a dozen or so companies. Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026 His brain would short out completely, oh, sometime in the next year or so. Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for or so

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“Or so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20so. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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