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Recent Examples of approximation
Qu said the company sees it as a hobby-grade product aimed at users who want a closer approximation of real piloting.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
How immersive was this approximation of New York City that Kubrick created?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Nov. 2025
That number, the authors of the study tell TIME, is a close approximation of how much AI could contribute to overall economic growth.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 25 Nov. 2025
Despite these shifts in savings strategy, the approximation of total cash reserves—including investment transfers—shows that growth has been positive for all income groups for at least the past year.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
How immersive was this approximation of New York City that Kubrick created?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Nov. 2025
That number, the authors of the study tell TIME, is a close approximation of how much AI could contribute to overall economic growth.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 25 Nov. 2025
Despite these shifts in savings strategy, the approximation of total cash reserves—including investment transfers—shows that growth has been positive for all income groups for at least the past year.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approximation
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They will soon be replaced by the V3 model, the first production version of which is expected to be built in the second half of this year.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
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Sézane’s is made from sage green corduroy velvet, while Toast’s version is hand-stitched by artisans in West Bengal with a pretty sunflower print.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2026
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Former chairman Jeff Shi has gone and Nathan Shi has made a positive impression with his words since taking charge, but Fosun’s actions, at least in terms of transfers, have felt depressingly familiar.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Last year, Newsom’s personal social-media accounts gained more than five million new followers, and clocked billions of views and impressions.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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My review this week is about Broken Spanish Comedor, the Culver City reincarnation of Ray Garcia’s groundbreaking modern Mexican restaurant.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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His mother, Cathy Byrd, embarks on a journey to understand these extraordinary memories, exploring the mystery of reincarnation and the connection between past lives and the present.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Approximation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximation. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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