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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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“I don’t know anyone who has anything bad to say about her,” Paul Guyett, an engineer at Orbital Operations and a former Starship engineer at SpaceX, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The most-recent survey available, from January 2025, puts the homeless population in the U.S. at about 746,000, including about 134,000 children, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

It typically hits every two to seven years and lasts about nine to 12 months.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Tickets in the lower deck near midfield were about $1,250.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

The famous story about Phineas says that after hanging around the Boston medical school for weeks, he grows bored and restless.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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