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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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Recent Examples of roughly
The Lathrop Police Department on Monday said officers arrested three suspects following an assault investigation at a business located roughly 15 minutes outside of Stockton.
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Lyanne Wang,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
The union, which formed in 2021 and includes roughly 150 curators, conservators, educators, and public programmers, ratified its inaugural contract, for a two-and-a-half-year span, in 2023.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
30 June 2026
Adult grizzly bears can grow to be about 8-foot long and weigh roughly 900 pounds.
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
At the same time, The New York Times reported that Google’s AI Overviews produced incorrect answers roughly one in 10 times.
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John Davie,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
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Lyanne Wang,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
The union, which formed in 2021 and includes roughly 150 curators, conservators, educators, and public programmers, ratified its inaugural contract, for a two-and-a-half-year span, in 2023.
—
News Desk,
Artforum,
30 June 2026
Adult grizzly bears can grow to be about 8-foot long and weigh roughly 900 pounds.
—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
At the same time, The New York Times reported that Google’s AI Overviews produced incorrect answers roughly one in 10 times.
—
John Davie,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
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Set on nearly three acres, the approximately 6,100-square-foot residence featured six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, along with a semicircular living room, marble floors, and lush grounds anchored by a pool and loggia.
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From July 2025 to now, this number fell to approximately 5% of export sales, or about 1,000 cases.
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Atmos is already facing a lawsuit over the explosion from a resident who was severely burned.
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Nearby Elephant Butte Lake, a draw for outdoorsy tourists, is so severely drought-depleted that sunbaked fish carcasses line its shores.
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Hernandez, 29, a contractor based in Franklin, about 20 miles south of Nashville, undertook the $380 project with furniture from HomeGoods after seeing his pet spend most of her life tucked away in a little corner.
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Back in the arena, Kaw-Liga lasts about five seconds on the mini bull.
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Overthinking and procrastination are two of the habits people confess to most readily and blame on themselves most harshly, and two of the habits most often misread.
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That can be useful because jurors can be more reluctant to sentence a woman harshly, writes Victor Streib, a law professor at Elon University in North Carolina who has researched the treatment of women on death row.
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Last year, the charity Oxfam noted that G7 countries, which collectively account for around 75% of all official development assistance, were set to slash their aid spending by 28% in 2026 compared to 2024 levels.
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The relaxed V-neck tank top has a pretty scalloped trim, while the stretchy shorts give you plenty of room to move around.
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The oppressively hot and steamy weather was no deterrent for the crowds that lined up along Crandon Boulevard on Saturday to celebrate America’s independence at Key Biscayne’s 67th Fourth of July parade.
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Fortunately, this spell of hot temps will be a generally drier heat — not necessarily oppressively humid like is typical for New England.
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Buying a first home has never been harder Are first-time home buyers a vanishing breed?
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So that’s kind of hard, because last year was a big year for, like, health-wise for my wife.
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Instead, the Philippine independence movement was brutally suppressed.
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On a brutally hot afternoon at MetLife Stadium, the site of the World Cup final in July 19, France outshot Sweden 25-7, including 15-3 in the first half.
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“Roughly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roughly. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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