came about

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And so when that idea came about, it was like, “This is perfect. We can talk about everything we want to talk about using this symbol.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Perhaps this kind of model might also apply to other parts of Europe where we lack evidence for how the increased hunter-gatherer ancestry in the later Neolithic came about.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

She said the new technique came about through a shift in how chipmaking has historically been conceptualised.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The air strikes came about half an hour later.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

But the consensus came about through this conversation: This community needed to stage a demonstration outside the campus during school hours, something that would be dramatic, distracting, and unable to be ignored.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro