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 100-acre site allows for up to 3,000 apartment units, including about 1,000 that are already complete or under construction.
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Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2025
Residents should consider postponing or rescheduling outdoor activities, and follow the same precautionary steps, like, drinking plenty of water and taking breaks indoors or under shade.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
Once there’s a stoppage at or under four minutes left in the final quarter, the clock shuts off.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2025
Algae, bacteria, and simple protozoa would have squirmed around on top of or under the ice, and other specks of life would have swarmed alongside hydrothermal vents on the seafloor.
—Laura Poppick
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
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Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2025
Residents should consider postponing or rescheduling outdoor activities, and follow the same precautionary steps, like, drinking plenty of water and taking breaks indoors or under shade.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
Once there’s a stoppage at or under four minutes left in the final quarter, the clock shuts off.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2025
Algae, bacteria, and simple protozoa would have squirmed around on top of or under the ice, and other specks of life would have swarmed alongside hydrothermal vents on the seafloor.
—Laura Poppick
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
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“Or under.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20under. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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