been around

Data centers — facilities that contain information-technology infrastructure that stores, manages and processes data — have been around for decades.

Those who have been around long enough say some of the enthusiasm feels like the dot-com boom and bust of the turn of the century.

Platters of bacon, eggs and hash browns have been around forever.

Such a proposal has been around for decades; both President Nixon and President Obama proposed such a change, and such a provision has been enacted in Canada.

“He’s one of the best dudes I’ve ever been around. He’s in the quarterback room all the time, and I’m learning so much from him. Honestly, I’m learning way more from him than he is from me.”