or so
idiom
—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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Gallery centers and studio enclaves seem to relocate every five years or so.
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Reena Devi, ARTnews.com, 11 July 2024
About 100 of them paid a total of $100 million in taxes, interest and penalties in the first month or so, Werfel said.
—Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
Last year, net income totaled $7.8 million, compared to a 2023 loss of $59.7 million in 2022, though earnings over the last five years or so has been declining.
—David Moin, WWD, 11 July 2024
What’s your sense of what China coverage will entail during the rest of your tenure, the next five years or so?
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 10 July 2024
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Reena Devi, ARTnews.com, 11 July 2024
About 100 of them paid a total of $100 million in taxes, interest and penalties in the first month or so, Werfel said.
—Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
Last year, net income totaled $7.8 million, compared to a 2023 loss of $59.7 million in 2022, though earnings over the last five years or so has been declining.
—David Moin, WWD, 11 July 2024
What’s your sense of what China coverage will entail during the rest of your tenure, the next five years or so?
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 10 July 2024
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“Or so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20so. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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