(somewhere) in the region of

phrase

: close to (an amount) : about, approximately
He makes somewhere in the region of $100,000 a year.

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Sources on Merseyside suggest fees in the region of £15million were rejected for the midfielder, with Everton valuing him even higher. Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026 Fulham put forth a bid in the region of €35 million to bring that track record to the Premier League. Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026 Kłuskiewicz spoke to us late last year about Netflix’s decade in Poland and its most expensive production in the region of all time, Heweliusz. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026 The price tag of around $9,400 certainly won't transfer over from China, but expect something in the region of £16,000 ($21,500) instead. Jeremy White, Wired News, 17 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for (somewhere) in the region of

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“(somewhere) in the region of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28somewhere%29%20in%20the%20region%20of. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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