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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

In the past, rumours abut the sci-fi drama have ranged from being close to spot on to utter fabrication.

From BBC • May 25, 2025

The contours of its rounded rolling elevations mark the courses of innumerable streams, and occasionally abut upon great sweeping glaciers.

From The Book of the National Parks by Yard, Robert Sterling




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