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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Vehicle prices across the board have only risen about 1% or so, nothing like the price spikes seen a few years ago during and after the pandemic, said Jessica Caldwell, an analyst for Edmunds.
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Robert Ferris, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Five hundred or so San Diego city employees were assigned to work in offices at 1010 Broadway when the landlord began significant renovations.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
On February 23, 1455 (or so), Johannes Gutenberg published an edition of the Vulgate Bible in what is now Mainz, Germany.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Purvins recommends tackling the blades and housing once a year or so.
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 23 Feb. 2026
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Robert Ferris, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Five hundred or so San Diego city employees were assigned to work in offices at 1010 Broadway when the landlord began significant renovations.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
On February 23, 1455 (or so), Johannes Gutenberg published an edition of the Vulgate Bible in what is now Mainz, Germany.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Purvins recommends tackling the blades and housing once a year or so.
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Or so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20so. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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