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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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This nicely establishes what “Beneath the Surface” is about; the domestic tranquility of the foreground depends on the industrial heft that’s barely seen behind.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

I don’t want to say too much about what happens, because it wouldn’t be as funny on paper as it is in motion.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Big Blue’s CEO is expected to face questions from Wall Street about the company’s direction and leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Despite early concerns about potential dominance in the children’s television market, Paramount will not be required to divest Cartoon Network, a Warner asset, because of its ownership of Nickelodeon.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

We know so much more about the brain today than the Phrenologists and the Whole Brainers did in 1850, yet we really understand only the rough outlines.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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