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[uh-baut] / 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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One reason financial conditions haven’t tightened is that credit spreads remain fairly low, which may also explain why stock prices seem unconcerned about the threat of a Fed rate-hiking cycle.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

The Tampa Bay Rays had just scored four times and were about to hand the ball to Drew Rasmussen, the most dominant starter in the major leagues over the past three months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

A year from now, you’ll have been conditioned to expect them to win these games, and you’ll no longer be worried about whether this was all a dream.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

There’s this old joke about a guy’s first day in hell.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

There is so much we would like to know but probably never will about Phineas's time in Chile.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman


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