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[uh-bout] / əˈbaʊt /
ADVERB
in an opposite direction
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ADVERB
lying anywhere without order, arrangement
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PREPOSITION
near or close to in position
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PREPOSITION
on every side, in every direction
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Example Sentences

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According to the Associated Press, Knight had been thinking about proposing while at the Milan-Cortina Games “for a few months.”

From Los Angeles Times

Its notice about the bug was also shared on a support dashboard for NHS workers in England - where the root cause is attributed to a "code issue".

From BBC

In a briefing outside the property, Nevhuhulwi said the two suspects have not "told us where the gun is, they are not saying anything about the gun".

From BBC

Here is what we gleaned about the film in slightly more than two minutes:

From BBC

The public will not have forgotten the BBC's Newsnight interview, which remains the last time Andrew spoke publicly about his relationship with Epstein.

From BBC