(somewhere) in the region of
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: close to (an amount) : about, approximately
He makes somewhere in the region of $100,000 a year.
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Numbers mentioned in the media have suggested a fee in the region of €60 million ($70 million).
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Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The Bundesliga side are expected to pay in the region of £30million plus add-ons for the 22-year-old central defender.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Piet Mondrian’s Composition With Large Red Plane, Bluish Gray, Yellow, Black and Blue (1922)(above), which once hung in the vestibule of the Riggios’ Park Avenue apartment, carried an estimate in the region of $50 million, but hammered at $41 million, or $47.56 million with buyer’s fees.
—Daniel Cassady For Artnews, Robb Report, 14 May 2025
The size of the stake sold to Dynasty was unspecified but believed to be in the region of three per cent.
—Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
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Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The Bundesliga side are expected to pay in the region of £30million plus add-ons for the 22-year-old central defender.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Piet Mondrian’s Composition With Large Red Plane, Bluish Gray, Yellow, Black and Blue (1922)(above), which once hung in the vestibule of the Riggios’ Park Avenue apartment, carried an estimate in the region of $50 million, but hammered at $41 million, or $47.56 million with buyer’s fees.
—Daniel Cassady For Artnews, Robb Report, 14 May 2025
The size of the stake sold to Dynasty was unspecified but believed to be in the region of three per cent.
—Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
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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 5 Jul. 2025.
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