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around

[uh-round] / əˈraʊnd /


ADVERB
close to a place
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Anytime Mendoza has met a hurdle, he considers how to help those around him shine.

From Los Angeles Times

OK, maybe that’s going a little too far, but if the animals are just as spirited next year, Americans will probably be gathering around their Thanksgiving tables feeling especially fortunate.

From The Wall Street Journal

A vivid memory for Sanchez is his grandfather slaughtering a pig and driving around South-Central on his pickup truck selling it.

From Los Angeles Times

Every year around this time, a natural market dynamic creates bargains in the stock market.

From MarketWatch

“Poems are nice things to have sitting around in your head.”

From The Wall Street Journal