Sentence examples for around billions from inspiring English sources

The phrase "around billions" is not correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to indicate an approximate quantity in the context of large numbers, but it lacks clarity and specificity.
Example: "The project is expected to cost around billions, which raises concerns about its feasibility."
Alternatives: "approximately billions" or "roughly billions".

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Everyone carries around billions of bacterial cells in their stomach and intestines – some bad, but many good – and these cells substantially outnumber our own human ones.

In my administration there will be no more subsidies for special pleaders -- no more corporate welfare -- no more throwing around billions of dollars of the people's money on pet projects, while the people themselves are struggling to afford their homes, groceries, and gas.

The suspicion in the House, perhaps not entirely unfounded, was that Obama wasn't really being sensitive to Congressional prerogative when he punted on the details; instead, he was trying to dump the whole spending bill — and the potentially onerous responsibility for throwing around billions in taxpayer money — on lawmakers, so he wouldn't have to own it.

In a blow to the prime minister on the eve of tomorrow's EU summit in Brussels, where a Europe-wide fiscal stimulus plan will be discussed, Peer Steinbrück accused Britain of "tossing around billions" after lecturing the EU on the dangers of deficit spending.

At a certain point, you have to stop being subtle, which might be why the American Civil Liberties Union's new study on the "war on marijuana" doesn't fuck around: "Billions of Dollars Wasted on Racially Biased Arrests," it announces in big, unambiguous letters right at the top.

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I think Cincinnati Airport came in around 30th.

Then pour around three-quarters of the melted chocolate onto the marble slab.

My first foray into writing comics was when I was around ten-years-old.

On the other hand, G could be ranked anywhere between ninth and 17th, although the best estimate from the CIs is around 13th.

Around 65th maybe".

Unfortunately, around 60th cycle the stability was lost.

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