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Discover LudwigThe phrase "at about twelve" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate an approximate time, often in casual or conversational contexts.
Example: "We should meet at about twelve for lunch."
Alternatives: "around twelve" or "approximately twelve".
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Meg, at about twelve, is untidy, unattractive, temperamental, and surly at school.
It was running at about twelve miles an hour — significantly faster than the Yukon after breakup — and it was pounding into the so-called stilling basin on the downstream side, the least still place you would ever see.
The both sides converge at about twelve precursor metabolites.
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At about twelve-thirty on the afternoon of Sunday, January 18th, one of Nisman's bodyguards called his phone and got no answer.
The siren jarred her awake at about seven.
"At about twenty-two, Rachel's body shut down," Piskin said.
I shin "downstairs" at about eight to make tea.
In Britain, for example, monthly cell-phone charges start at about fifteen dollars; unlimited broadband starts at about twenty-five dollars a month.
The pitch-off will happen at about eight.
It's about a four-and-a-half hour journey home - so bed at about three.
They all sell at about ten times earnings with dividend yields of about 4%.
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