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- suffix Indicating
approximation , as in a range of numbers.
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Examples
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If -something like this did happen, he might have heard about it from some body who actually was there.
ROB NEYER’S BIG BOOK OF BASEBALL LEGENDS ROB NEYER 2008
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Despite the barbs, politicians urge Father Gallegos to seek public office -something rare in Mexico, where church and state were estranged for much of the last century.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed DAVID AGREN 2011
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Letschert is spelled differently in her Dutch and American passports -something that created much confusion at London customs when she tried to return to the U.S.
FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2011
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His antipathy towards 50-over cricket is well known and he even contemplated giving it up last year -something confirmed when his agent told Middlesex of the added availability that would bring them should they sign him.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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The congressional decision to put a hold on $200 million of aid money was prompted by the Palestinian Authority's bid for statehood recognition at the United Nations -something both the administration and Congress oppose.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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As Perry and straw poll winner Bachmann prepare to do battle with national frontrunner Mitt Romney, some Republicans are girding for a lengthy nomination fight -something the GOP hasn't seen in decades.
NY Daily News 2011
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In reality, they were simply trying to convey excitement about the awesomeness of the Universe -something I can get behind, even if I, personally, think that scientific explanations only add to that awesomeness, rather than detract from it.
Boing Boing Maggie Koerth-Baker 2011
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Despite the barbs, politicians urge Father Gallegos to seek public office -something rare in Mexico, where church and state were estranged for much of the last century.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed DAVID AGREN 2011
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Without a new CBA, the owners could lock out the players, and the union could decertify to try and prevent that through the courts -something the NFLPA did in 1989.
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They go from like 14%-something to 18%, which is so much concern around the street about incremental margin.
unknown title 2011
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