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Recent Examples of circa
The first commercially viable lithium battery, circa 1985, had the capability to store more than twice as much energy per pound as did previous chemistry.
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Mark P. Mills,
National Review,
5 Mar. 2020
Cuckoo clock, circa 1950 Q. My grandmother gave me this clock more than 30 years ago.
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oregonlive,
1 Feb. 2020
Compare this to the reality of what was going on for Anne circa the early 1970s.
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Emma Dibdin,
Town & Country,
15 Dec. 2019
The curator of the Pompidou exhibition, Didier Ottinger, has situated the paintings of Bacon in the context of a Reader’s Digest assortment of texts, a general-interest, user-friendly survey of Big Thoughts 101, circa 1985.
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Philip Kennicott,
Washington Post,
31 Oct. 2019
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Mark P. Mills,
National Review,
5 Mar. 2020
Cuckoo clock, circa 1950 Q. My grandmother gave me this clock more than 30 years ago.
—
oregonlive,
1 Feb. 2020
Compare this to the reality of what was going on for Anne circa the early 1970s.
—
Emma Dibdin,
Town & Country,
15 Dec. 2019
The curator of the Pompidou exhibition, Didier Ottinger, has situated the paintings of Bacon in the context of a Reader’s Digest assortment of texts, a general-interest, user-friendly survey of Big Thoughts 101, circa 1985.
—
Philip Kennicott,
Washington Post,
31 Oct. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circa
Preposition
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The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.
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There was a casual feel in Memorial Auditorium in the hour before game time, as children kicked a ball around on the auditorium’s sloping floor.
Preposition
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There’s been a lot of discussion about HBO’s decision to hold House of the Dragon’s second season to eight episodes.
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There generally is no need to proceed with more intensive cardiac screening tests that people hear about for athletes at the professional or high-level collegiate sports level.
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