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abut

[uh-buht] / əˈbʌt /
VERB
touch or be next to something
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The band is pitched right at a difficult juncture at which their artistic ambitions abut real, life-altering attention.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

They start at abut $58,000 and $54,000, respectively.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 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

But after Lord Leveson published his report into the ethics of the press in 2012 police forces became much more cautious abut what information they released.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

Also, the extremities of the planks themselves when they are united, or abut against each other.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir




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