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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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Hydee Feldstein Soto has raised about $864,000 for her reelection campaign.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Friends and family told the BBC they were puzzled about why Charmain had left her seven-year-old son with members of her husband's church while she went to Ghana alone.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

In early May, about 3,800 of Waymos autonomous taxis were recalled after a software defect caused some vehicles to drive into flooded roadways.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Hull City boss Sergej Jakirovic did not hold back when asked about his feelings on where the furore surrounding Southampton's activities left his own side.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

She gives you an appraising look instead, like you finding this place reveals something about you.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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