in the area of

phrase

: close to (an amount)
The project will cost (somewhere) in the area of $50,000.

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Thursday, when deputies spotted a man who was wanted by the Chesterfield Township Police Department in the area of 26 Mile Road and Gratiot Avenue. Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 July 2026 Children were among the dead — a 6-year-old girl and boys aged 11 and 17 in the area of Kryvyi Rih, Zelensky’s hometown, Hanzha added. Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 Police responded to a report of a shooting in the area of Heath Street and Elizabeth Avenue on March 25 to find 23-year-old Rickasia Liles suffering from a gunshot wound, police said. Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 July 2026 Sometimes the cats also used allogrooming to initiate playtime, and in these cases the licking usually took place in the area of the cat’s neck. Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for in the area of

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“In the area of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20area%20of. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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