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The phrase "about nine years" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when estimating a duration of time that is close to nine years but not exact.
Example: "I have been living in this city for about nine years now."
Alternatives: "approximately nine years" or "roughly nine years".
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The youngest is about nine years old, the oldest must be more than 60.
That freedom lasted about nine years.
Stanley hired Beanstalk about nine years ago.
"It all started about nine years ago.
This carried on for about nine years," he said.
There were nine girls, all about nine years old.
About nine years later, her parents joined them from India.
IN total, I spent about nine years living overseas.
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It took about six years.
And that took about three years.
About five years ago.
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