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The phrase "about three times" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when estimating a quantity or frequency that is approximately three times something else.
Example: "The experiment was repeated about three times to ensure accuracy."
Alternatives: "approximately three times" or "roughly three times".
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"The car turned about three times, and stopped facing east.
That summer, ambulances came about three times.
I tried it about three times.
Simultaneously, the nonlinearity is enhanced about three times.
That is about three times a council member's annual salary.
Amazingly, this actually happens only about three times a year.
The duck did about three times as well.
So it's about three times harder to hit the jackpot.
It brought £1.02 million, about three times the high estimate.
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