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abound

[uh-bound] / əˈbaʊnd /


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The disaster has claimed over 4,000 lives and injured almost 17,000 more people, and questions about the economic impact abound.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

New reads abound for your vacation tote throughout the weeks of July, with fiction picks featuring a Carnival cruise casualty, a highly entertaining jewel heist at the Waldorf-Astoria, and a Soviet-era madcap adventure.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Questions abound, though, about the reliability of AI agents - and there are concerns they will use their autonomy to act erratically.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

Worries about the U.S. fiscal situation abound, while big U.S. companies just reported their strongest earnings growth in years.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

The message repeats, and groans and eye-rolling abound.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

The compound comes with a three-car garage, two ipe wood decks, several outdoor seating areas, and drought-resistant landscaping that abounds with leafy hedges and mature trees.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Her book abounds with busybody advocacy groups, donor advisory networks and consultancies run by know-nothing 20-somethings.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

And sheer uncertainty abounds over how to handle raw fruits and veggies while this parasite crawls about.

From Slate Jul. 17, 2026

While scepticism abounds among this generation of students, some believe AI may be able to solve some of the very problems it's exacerbating.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

The official ideology abounds with contradictions even where there is no practical reason for them.

From "1984" by George Orwell

Bright spirits have abounded on so far on Saturday, although the festival was noticeably quieter in the afternoon than in previous years.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

Kavanagh had never set foot in the state and part of his steep California learning curve was devouring as many newspapers — back when they abounded — as he could.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2026

Pendants and brooches packed with artificial intelligence abounded at the Consumer Electronics show, using cameras and microphones to watch and listen through the day like a vigilant personal assistant.

From Barron's Jan. 11, 2026

While Friday’s moves were muted, new highs have abounded.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 3, 2025

It was a wonderful place to hunt as it abounded with game.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

With conversations already bubbling up in response to public sentiment about AI and doom and gloom predictions abounding, here’s what to know.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

Despite theories abounding as to how he got there, police say there is no evidence at this point to suggest a crime has been committed.

From BBC Mar. 8, 2026

Psalm 103: “The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2025

The previous ranking member, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, was deemed to have blown the Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court confirmation hearings the previous fall, while questions about the now-89-year-old’s age were already abounding.

From Slate May 10, 2023

Ginnie openly considered Selena the biggest drip at Miss Basehoar’s—a school ostensibly abounding with fair-sized drips—but at the same time she had never known anyone like Selena for bringing fresh cans of tennis balls.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger




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