or under
idiom
: or less (than a stated number or amount)
Most of the restaurant's entrees are $10 or under.
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The crater could be beneath them or under the nearby sea, Prave said.
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Patrick Pester, Space.com, 12 May 2025
Nine firms either named in an executive order or under threat of one have reached agreements with the White House to provide pro bono legal services, estimated at nearly $1 billion.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 May 2025
Hammond was the subject of a 2023 ProPublica article that found children would climb over or under stopped trains to get to school.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
Improper payments are those that should not have been made or were in an incorrect amount, whether over or under the beneficiary's monthly allotment.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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Patrick Pester, Space.com, 12 May 2025
Nine firms either named in an executive order or under threat of one have reached agreements with the White House to provide pro bono legal services, estimated at nearly $1 billion.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 May 2025
Hammond was the subject of a 2023 ProPublica article that found children would climb over or under stopped trains to get to school.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
Improper payments are those that should not have been made or were in an incorrect amount, whether over or under the beneficiary's monthly allotment.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Or under.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20under. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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