or under
idiom
: or less (than a stated number or amount)
Most of the restaurant's entrees are $10 or under.
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Some of it is built out or under construction, including biotechnology offices, a members center for tenants and a parking structure with 1,500 stalls.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
In total, 75% of cases were in children and teenagers aged 19 or under and 95% were in unvaccinated people or people with unknown vaccine status.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
The person who's overwhelmed, overworked, or under extreme stress.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
In 2023, a ProPublica article found that Hammond children would climb over or under stopped trains to get to school.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
In total, 75% of cases were in children and teenagers aged 19 or under and 95% were in unvaccinated people or people with unknown vaccine status.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
The person who's overwhelmed, overworked, or under extreme stress.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
In 2023, a ProPublica article found that Hammond children would climb over or under stopped trains to get to school.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Or under.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20under. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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