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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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Many of the videos people create online to accompany the song show people in sunglasses and summer outfits, as if they're about to book the next flight to the island.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The scammers who have been bombarding American smartphones with fake messages about packages and toll-road fines have pivoted to impersonating the phone companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

"Cars drive about five percent of the time. Ninety-five percent of the time they are standing still in a car park somewhere," he explained.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

In 2018, two non-fiction books about the history of autism were published which told wildly differing stories about Dr Asperger.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 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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