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abut

[uh-buht] / əˈbʌt /
VERB
touch or be next to something
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That puts the rest of the oil-producing countries that abut the Persian Gulf in a bind.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

TotalEnergies will likely remain cautious abut its balance sheet and announce a $750 million share buyback, they write.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

They sit just south of the 55,000-acre Tule River reservation and abut the Giant Sequoia National Monument.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

Hundreds of thousands of people live around the Bien Hoa air base, and some of their homes abut the site’s perimeter fence, just yards from the contaminated areas.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2025

They are always smooth, as among the lower Mammals, and extend backward so as to abut against the hind brain, termed the cerebellum.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.




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