came about
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Ayola, from Cardiff, explained how the opportunity to appear in the comedy, set between Barry and Billericay, came about after she bumped into Jones while visiting a theatre.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
The very emergence of the Soviet communist superpower came about thanks to an unexpected German-Russian interaction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
The comments came about three months after the president deployed National Guard troops to Los Angeles as large crowds protested widespread, aggressive immigration raids in the city.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 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
“A new kid named Gabriel came about a month ago. He was scared. Sad. Lonely. Everything you’d expect from a five-year-old. He liked me because we were the only Hispanic kids in the house.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
