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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For the past 15 years or so, Brown-Forman has included programming for the Brown family's children and teenagers at its annual shareholders meeting, Farrer said.
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Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Of the 10 million or so variations on the Negroni the Boulevardier is probably the oldest and almost certainly the best.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
Models predict that neutron stars are about a dozen or so miles across, but their exact radius has always been unclear.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
There are also talks with the Swiss hotel association HotellerieSuisse to see if its 3,000 or so members would want to come on board.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
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Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Of the 10 million or so variations on the Negroni the Boulevardier is probably the oldest and almost certainly the best.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
Models predict that neutron stars are about a dozen or so miles across, but their exact radius has always been unclear.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
There are also talks with the Swiss hotel association HotellerieSuisse to see if its 3,000 or so members would want to come on board.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Or so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20so. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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