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The phrase "approximately hour" is not correct in written English.
It should be used in contexts where you want to indicate an estimated duration of time, but it needs to be modified for grammatical accuracy.
Example: "The meeting will last for approximately one hour."
Alternatives: "about an hour" or "roughly an hour."
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Pre-scan offline training of observers was performed previously in a separate, approximately hour-long, session that took place on a different day.
Alternative estimates of 5MeC minimal turnover rates may be made, independent of the use of DNA methylation inhibitors, based on the approximately hour-long cycles of pS2/TFF1 transcript expression observed when this gene is induced in multiple cell types [ 20].
The journey lasts approximately one hour.
My cesarean lasted approximately an hour.
Each course takes approximately one hour.
The walks last approximately one hour.
But she spends approximately an hour each day reading blogs.
Milia is approximately one hour's drive from Chania.
Confidential in-person interviews last approximately one hour.
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