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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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Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, responsible for about 20 million deaths each year and roughly a quarter of all deaths in the UK.

From Science Daily

"This means that visual information about things happening in the outside world becomes less accessible to our consciousness. To fill this gap in the puzzle, our brain inserts fragments from memory -- it hallucinates."

From Science Daily

Other factors, such as heightened curiosity about certain puzzles, could have influenced both dreaming and performance.

From Science Daily

It delivered a report, codenamed "Operation Cannon", which included claims about a journalist who wrote the story and his faith, relationships and upbringing.

From BBC

"I think when we talk about Zubi, what else can he do? He can do whatever he wants. It's a bit similar to Declan's qualities," Arteta said, speaking after that match.

From BBC