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[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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“Didn’t hear about it last night,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

But there’s a longer list of mundane purchases that has sparked a debate about their relative dumbness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Her abilities, and the trust her father appeared to have in her, made her an inevitable topic of speculation about the royal succession.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

“Didn’t hear about it today until about the sixth.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 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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