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 reach-in cooler’s ambient temperature of 47 degrees — stated job: keep food at or under 41 degrees — wasn’t a matter of calibration but malfunction.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Seven different Ducks 23 or under recorded a point Sunday, and all eight players with at least one point were 25 or younger.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 9 Mar. 2025
Men are more likely than women (26 percent to 9 percent) to believe people should stop at ages 21 or under, although a plurality of men say people should never stop.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Taiwan should become as self-reliant as possible, but the United States may still need the capability to replenish Taiwan’s military stockpiles during a Chinese blockade or under Chinese fire—without bringing U.S. forces into the conflict.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Seven different Ducks 23 or under recorded a point Sunday, and all eight players with at least one point were 25 or younger.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 9 Mar. 2025
Men are more likely than women (26 percent to 9 percent) to believe people should stop at ages 21 or under, although a plurality of men say people should never stop.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Taiwan should become as self-reliant as possible, but the United States may still need the capability to replenish Taiwan’s military stockpiles during a Chinese blockade or under Chinese fire—without bringing U.S. forces into the conflict.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Or under.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20under. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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