as in one
known but not named
some people won't be able to come
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as in approximately
close to but not exactly
some 300 people showed up for the giveaway
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Recent Examples of some
Tom Kertscher, jsonline.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Kurds number some 7 million to 15 million, composing roughly 8% to 17% of the total population.
—Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2026
Another substantial source of donations of art to PAMM have been Robins, who has given the museum some 250 pieces, and serial collectors Dennis Scholl, an attorney, former Knight Foundation executive, documentary filmmaker and artist, and his wife Debra.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
While many of today’s hottest independent makers are young enough for succession to be a far-off concern, those who established the category some 20 to 25 years ago are grappling with that question now, mostly in private.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2025
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But Village Board trustees had been offered one-on-one meetings with the developer some 10 weeks earlier, trustee Jan Steffenhagen-Hahn said in an email to Vienna resident Shawn Haney.
—Tom Kertscher, jsonline.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Kurds number some 7 million to 15 million, composing roughly 8% to 17% of the total population.
—Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2026
Another substantial source of donations of art to PAMM have been Robins, who has given the museum some 250 pieces, and serial collectors Dennis Scholl, an attorney, former Knight Foundation executive, documentary filmmaker and artist, and his wife Debra.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
While many of today’s hottest independent makers are young enough for succession to be a far-off concern, those who established the category some 20 to 25 years ago are grappling with that question now, mostly in private.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for some
Adjective
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Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
3 Aug. 2019
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Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.—
Johannes Himmelreich,
BostonGlobe.com,
30 Mar. 2018
Adverb
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Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio said that approximately one flight per week would be carried out over the next few months.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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In the last decade in the United States, approximately 250,000 patients were admitted to the hospital with it, including Doug Upton, a veteran from Sewickley.—
Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Proponents said this tax will apply to about 200 people in California.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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The Crystal Walk promenade, stretching over about a third of a mile, or 450 meters, provides shade under artificial branches covered in 10 tons of crystals that give it its name.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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King penguins, which can grow to be around 3 feet tall, are the second-largest penguin species in the world, according to the zoo’s website.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
24 Feb. 2026
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From there, head over to the Giant’s Causeway, a UNESCO World Heritage site with stunning interlocking basalt stone columns that are the result of a volcanic fissure eruption that took place in the Paleogene period (around 60 million years ago).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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Spanning nearly a quarter of the lunar surface, the crater, which sits on the far side of the moon, is the largest with a diameter measuring roughly 1,550 miles (2,500 kilometers).—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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This latest news comes just a few weeks after Mayweather filed a lawsuit against Showtime Networks and the former president of Showtime Sports, accusing the company of helping facilitate a fraud scheme that deprived him of roughly $340 million in earnings.—
Matt Schubert,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Now, Norwegian hockey is much more comparable to that of Denmark, its southern neighbor across the North Sea.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Last year’s defense was woefully short on top–level talent pretty much everywhere except at defensive tackle.—
Kevin Sherrington
Feb. 18,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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