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around

[uh-round] / əˈraʊnd /


ADVERB
close to a place
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The currency continues to hover around 163.70 to the dollar.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Juko was targeted around 02:30 BST on Monday.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

However, Rubinson ruled that the defense team was able to acquire sufficient evidence around traffic safety, collision history and enforcement activity along PCH without having to lobby prosecutors for the data.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Unilever said it now expects around 3% underlying volume growth, having previously anticipated at least 2% growth for the year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

I turn on the clippers and delight as my locs rain all around me.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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