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Idioms  

1. At approximately, as in We'll start at about nine. This phrase, most often used with respect to time (as at about four o'clock), is sometimes criticized for being redundant. Although one of the two words sometimes can be omitted without changing the meaning—for example, About four o'clock is when most guests will arrive —in other instances both are needed, as in This stock is now selling at about its original offering price. [Early 1800s]

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Rival Stripe and private-equity firm Advent International had lobbed an offer to buy all of PayPal valued at about $60.50 a share.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

According to data from Pump.fun, one of the more popular platforms for trading memecoins, volume in the token was pretty light, measuring at about $39 million since its launch.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

It converted 92% of the methane, while CO and H2 selectivities reached 87.0%, with the H2/CO molar ratio remaining stable at about 2.0.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

I decided, at about six years old, that this game was mine, and no one has ever managed to talk me out of it.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

The average kid’s hair grows in at about 0.14 mm each day, so in a few weeks you should look like new.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina