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		couchand on July 9, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Notice of termination of Twitter merger agreement 20% is on the order of 40%

shkkmo on July 9, 2022 [–]

"in/on the order of" does not mean "the same order of magnitude as" by rather "approximately the same as".

Nobody would call 20% approximately the same as 40% so you are incorrect.

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