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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Current municipal spending trends can help an investor potentially predict what the next five years or so of the market could look like. Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 And giving Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey five or so minutes (an eternity) to promote their upcoming vanity project? Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026 But it is expected to increase the sea level off the California coast by another 6 inches or so, and its effects could last months. Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 With around a third of the roughly 10,000 esophageal cancers diagnosed each year in the UK being SCCs, that could equate to roughly 500 or so fewer cases each year. New Atlas, 14 Sep. 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 15 Sep. 2026.

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