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around

adverb as in situated on sides, circumference, or in general area

adverb as in close to a place

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In 2020 the Japanese Aerospace eXploration Agency sent out Hayabusa2 to learn more about the smallest of asteroids flying around in our Solar System and bring back some samples.

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Jared Bush, co-writer and co-director of “Zootopia 2” and chief creative officer of Walt Disney’s animation studio, attributed the film’s success to the way it speaks to everyone around the world.

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Over the next 12 months, Moore said “customers’ biggest anxiety” revolves around getting enough of Nvidia’s products, especially with its upcoming Rubin AI platform.

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At least 12 people have died and around 50 are still missing after a landslide struck two boats docked at a river port in Peru's Amazon rainforest region, local media reports.

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When a manager does that, I start to wonder how long he will hang around.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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