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Discover LudwigThe phrase "about flat" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe something related to being flat, but without additional context, it is ambiguous and unclear.
Example: "The surface is about flat, but it has some minor imperfections."
Alternatives: "approximately flat" or "nearly flat".
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In Raleigh, N.C., prices were about flat.
For "Today," the ratings were about flat.
Sales were $1.34 billion, about flat with a year earlier.
In other words, the economy was about flat.
Sales of Thalomid were about flat at $111 million.
Target's gross margins were about flat although its apparel sales were stronger than Wal-Mart's.
License sales of Windows, the dominant PC operating system, were about flat for the quarter.
At People StyleWatch, pages increased 24.4 percent; People stayed about flat.
"We're hoping to maintain revenues at a level about flat to last year," he said.
It averaged 2.14 million viewers, about flat with last year's 2.15 million.
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The first section was more about flat-out boat speed than strategy.
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