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in the neighborhood of

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  1. Also, in the region of. Approximately, about, as in They paid in the neighborhood of a million dollars, or I don't know exactly what the exchange rate is—somewhere in the region of 95 yen to the dollar. The first expression dates from the mid-1800s, the variant from the mid-1900s.

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But in the neighborhood of Gràcia, the Boldú family kept baking.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

Teradyne just issued an earnings forecast so strong that it wasn’t even in the neighborhood of what analysts were expecting, and its stock is soaring.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

The company guided for capital expenditures in the neighborhood of $250 million in 2025, “with a further expansion in 2026 to support anticipated significant revenue growth.”

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

He’ll only snag something in the neighborhood of that payday if he meets a specified production threshold and all those projects succeed.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

It was not wise even to be seen in the neighborhood of such people.

From "1984" by George Orwell

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