on the order of
Idioms-
Approximately, as in We need on the order of three cases of wine for the reception .
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Like, of a kind similar to, as in Their house is on the order of a colonial saltbox . [c. 1900]
Example Sentences
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The Fed would have to take a loss on the order of some $320 billion on the trade, according to Guha’s estimate.
From MarketWatch
"It's a large, slowly moving mass -- on the order of about 500 million cubic meters -- that has been creeping for decades."
From Science Daily
“We’re looking for a long duration of widespread rain, something on the order of 12 to 24 hours of really nonstop rain for much of Santa Barbara, Ventura and L.A. counties,” said Ryan Kittell, a meteorologist in the National Weather Service’s Oxnard office.
From Los Angeles Times
The chemical differences between the two disks reveal how quickly these environments can evolve -- on the order of only 2 million years.
From Science Daily
He also represents the family of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a day laborer who was mistakenly deported to his native El Salvador in the spring, then returned on the order of a federal judge.
From Los Angeles Times
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