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about

[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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In this Money Talks: Author and financial journalist Brendan Greeley tells Elizabeth Spiers about his new book, The Almighty Dollar—and the astonishing power this currency held long before the founding of the United States.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Police attended the incident on Kinnaird Avenue at about 22:30 BST on Monday.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

But he said "you won't believe it mum - the poem you wrote about me came up in the paper".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

It took officials an hour and 40 minutes to capture the bear after identifying its location about 2.5km south of the main railway station on Tuesday, according to Utsunomiya East Police.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

When Father Monaghan returns to Manila, he tells Joey about everything he saw at the Tala Leprosarium.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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