or so
idiom
—used to say that a number, amount, etc., is not exact
We plan to stay a week or so.
Tickets cost $20 or so.
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As a consequence, its name is used to describe any asteroid that orbits the sun every four years or so.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Immense demand for water to fight the fast-moving Palisades Fire led all three of the community’s water tanks — and some fire hydrants — to temporarily dry up in the last 24 hours or so.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
In the last hour or so, a fourth, smaller fire—the Tyler fire—has been reported by the state's fire authority in Riverside County, which is currently burning about 15 acres in size.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
In the first day or so after the snow stopped falling, Unified Government crews focused on clearing major thoroughfares.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Immense demand for water to fight the fast-moving Palisades Fire led all three of the community’s water tanks — and some fire hydrants — to temporarily dry up in the last 24 hours or so.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
In the last hour or so, a fourth, smaller fire—the Tyler fire—has been reported by the state's fire authority in Riverside County, which is currently burning about 15 acres in size.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
In the first day or so after the snow stopped falling, Unified Government crews focused on clearing major thoroughfares.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Or so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20so. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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