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Discover LudwigThe phrase "have close to" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase to refer to having something nearly, but not quite, up to a certain amount. For example, "The department store has close to 50 different brands of shoes to choose from."
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We have close to 300 animals.
You will have close to four cups.
"We have close to $500 billion unspent".
We have close to 500 acres.
But now I have close to 4,000 items.
"In India, we have close to 2.2m electronic voting machines.
We'll have close to 15,000 workers by the end of the year.
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At the same time, quantitative PCR can have close-to-100% amplification efficiency at optimal conditions.
Will you have closer to thirteen?
Cheaper microfiber cloths will have closer to a 230 gsm.
Norwalk has close to 70.
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