The General Accountability Office recently found that the number of concealed weapon permits in America has surged to approximately 8 million.

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So far this year, NBA 2K12 has sold approximately 2.8 million copies worldwide according to VGChartz.com.

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Doodle Jump has approximately 8.5 million users, according to Lima Sky.

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Focused on the at-risk population of approximately 1.8 million women of child-bearing age and children, this programme is developing a comprehensive approach to food security, child and maternal nutrition, which includes intense awareness-raising through media.

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Tami Reller, the new Windows head, stated that Microsoft sold approximately 40 million Windows 8 licenses in the first month, and we will be closely watching the impact on revenues from these sales.

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This is not only a costly situation but especially harmful to women, children, the elderly and disabled, who risk their safety visiting public facilities at night. 4.8 million Ghanaians (approximately 1 in 5) have no latrine at all and defecate in the open, and that the poorest quintile is 22 times more likely to practice open defection than the richest.

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Progeria affects approximately one in every 4 million to 8 million infants.

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Phelps said that on a pro forma basis for 2006, its production combined with Freeport s would be approximately 1.9 million tons of copper, 1.8 million ounces of gold and 69 million pounds of molybdenum, a metal used for hardening steel.

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Occidential Petroleum owns approximately 8% of Lyondell and last week announced plans to unload 10 million shares.

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According to the American Deficit Disorder Association, approximately 4 to 6 percent of the population has ADHD, some 8 to 9 million adults.

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Gasoline inventories hit a recent low at approximately 45.1 million barrels in the first week of October, compared to an average of around 55.8 million barrels for the corresponding weeks over the last couple of years.

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