and under
idiom
: and less (than a stated number, amount, or age)
selling earrings for ten dollars and under
Children aged five and under may enter the park for free.
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Despite education and training efforts — especially in Missouri where the total number of children 17 and under dying from fentanyl has significantly dropped in the past three years — the youngest are still becoming victims.
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
The bootcut bottoms come in a petite-friendly 27-inch inseam, which, according to the product’s description, fits those 5-foot-3 and under.
—Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2025
Goss said children 12 and under are admitted free, as are members of the military.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The organization created social media accounts using the ages of hypothetical boys both over and under the age of 18.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
The bootcut bottoms come in a petite-friendly 27-inch inseam, which, according to the product’s description, fits those 5-foot-3 and under.
—Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2025
Goss said children 12 and under are admitted free, as are members of the military.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The organization created social media accounts using the ages of hypothetical boys both over and under the age of 18.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
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“And under.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20under. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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