or so
idiom
—used to say that a number, amount, etc., is not exact
We plan to stay a week or so.
Tickets cost $20 or so.
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The administration has frequently said 100 or so countries have offered to negotiate on trade to avoid Trump’s tariffs.
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
In practical terms, this will involve bringing a crowd of roughly 4,000 attendees and 60 or so artists to the currently undisclosed site in the Puerto Rican rainforest.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 20 May 2025
As of late Monday night, only a handful of the 20 or so bills that compose the budget had made it through both the Senate and House and were headed to Walz’s desk to be signed into law.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 May 2025
Among the remaining 5,000 or so individuals, about half were in traditional shelters and half on the street.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
In practical terms, this will involve bringing a crowd of roughly 4,000 attendees and 60 or so artists to the currently undisclosed site in the Puerto Rican rainforest.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 20 May 2025
As of late Monday night, only a handful of the 20 or so bills that compose the budget had made it through both the Senate and House and were headed to Walz’s desk to be signed into law.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 May 2025
Among the remaining 5,000 or so individuals, about half were in traditional shelters and half on the street.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
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“Or so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20so. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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