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The phrase "a rate about" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to express a rate concerning a specific topic or subject, but it lacks clarity and proper structure.
Example: "The service is offered at a rate about $50 per hour."
Alternatives: "a rate of" or "approximately a rate of".
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Other long-term care hospitals were cited at a rate about twice that of regular hospitals.
The study found that four year olds were expelled at a rate about 1.5 times greater than three year olds.
Forecasters are predicting there will be growth in 2001, but at a rate about half the gains of 2000.
Mortgages sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac typically have a rate about 0.3 percentage points lower than other loans.
At those yields, Germany could issue debt at a rate about 5.2 percentage points more cheaply than could Spain.
Dr. Lanzetta said that star formation in that early period could have occurred at a rate about 10 times as high as occurred in the present-day universe.
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Pleomorphic carcinoma is a rare primary lung carcinoma that occurs at a rate of about 0.3%.
It is being deforested at a rate of about 1.5% per year.
Polls show him with a 69percentt approval rating, about 18 percentage points higher than Obama's.
Money has poured into upstate counties at a rate of about $100 million a year.
The company says that it is currently growing at a rate of about 300percentt annually and is hiring at a rate of about six people per month.
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