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as in approximately
close to but not exactly
roughly 80% of the country's population is of that faith
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as in severely
in a manner so as to cause loss or suffering
if you treat the machine roughly, it will of course break
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For its part, Cal Fire performed roughly 900 vegetation management projects during the 2023-24 fiscal year ending in June.
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Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
By locating sensors in deep bore holes, the scientists found that the French Alps’ permafrost is warming by 1 to 1.5 degrees Celsius (roughly 1.8 to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) a decade.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
On Wednesday, the roughly 1,500 firefighters assigned to the Eaton and Palisades blazes endured another challenging day of fire fueled by extreme winds, bone-dry brush and low humidity.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Aerial views from the drone revealed a roughly 1-kilometer-long fortification wall snaking around the fortress that wasn’t immediately visible to the naked eye.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
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Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
By locating sensors in deep bore holes, the scientists found that the French Alps’ permafrost is warming by 1 to 1.5 degrees Celsius (roughly 1.8 to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) a decade.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
On Wednesday, the roughly 1,500 firefighters assigned to the Eaton and Palisades blazes endured another challenging day of fire fueled by extreme winds, bone-dry brush and low humidity.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Aerial views from the drone revealed a roughly 1-kilometer-long fortification wall snaking around the fortress that wasn’t immediately visible to the naked eye.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
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When to Watch The best time to view the planets is shortly after sunset, because three of them—Venus, Saturn, and Neptune—set between approximately 9 and 10:30 pm local time.Gretchen Rundorff, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2025
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But in addition to the health benefits of working out, the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans also found that approximately 80 percent of Americans are not active enough.Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025
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Now Tesla sold about 17,147 units of the Model X and S in Q4 FY’22, a year before the Cybertruck launch.Trefis Team, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Pandion raised about $125 million in equity over the last five years.Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2025
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The Sunset Fire, which broke out Wednesday evening near the Hollywood Hills, grew to engulf around 43 acres.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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That’s more moving around than Zucker would have liked, which is part of why an extension in Buffalo would appeal to him.Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Any display of weakness encourages Russia to continue and strike harder, as has happened throughout the year.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Elsewhere in the women’s bracket, two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka was made to work hard for her win by Spain’s Jéssica Bouzas.Matias Grez, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Roughly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roughly. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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