been around
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“So both those guys are confident. They’re kind of a little older, so they’ve been around, and we’re very familiar with both those guys, so it should be pretty seamless.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The idea has been around since before the discovery of Pluto in the 1930s.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
Quantum technology has been around for decades, but only in recent years has commercial adoption started to take off.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Hospital gardens have been around for some time for that reason - but they are rarely able to meet the needs of critically ill patients.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
None of us had been around that many other kids who were so smart.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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