(somewhere) in the region of
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: close to (an amount) : about, approximately
He makes somewhere in the region of $100,000 a year.
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Everton sources, speaking on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships, indicated a fee in the region of €9million (£7.87m, $10.6m at current conversion rates) was being discussed for Aznou.
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Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 26 July 2025
History of the Alawites The Alawites emerged as a distinct religious community in the 10th century in the region of the Latakia coastal mountains, which today make up northwestern Syria.
—Güneş Murat Tezcür, The Conversation, 23 July 2025
Even though Vermont sits in the region of the country with the most extreme climate, according to NOAA, the state is among the best at protecting itself, according to Cotality.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 22 July 2025
The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service estimates there are somewhere in the region of 30 to 80 million unowned cats living in the U.S.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
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Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 26 July 2025
History of the Alawites The Alawites emerged as a distinct religious community in the 10th century in the region of the Latakia coastal mountains, which today make up northwestern Syria.
—Güneş Murat Tezcür, The Conversation, 23 July 2025
Even though Vermont sits in the region of the country with the most extreme climate, according to NOAA, the state is among the best at protecting itself, according to Cotality.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 22 July 2025
The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service estimates there are somewhere in the region of 30 to 80 million unowned cats living in the U.S.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
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“(somewhere) in the region of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28somewhere%29%20in%20the%20region%20of. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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