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about

[uh-bout] / əˈbaʊt /
ADVERB
in an opposite direction
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ADVERB
lying anywhere without order, arrangement
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PREPOSITION
near or close to in position
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PREPOSITION
on every side, in every direction
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Example Sentences

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I’m celebrating the New Year, trying not to over stress about what people are saying and stay distracted.

From Los Angeles Times

Mamdani also can try to freeze rent increases on rent-regulated apartments, but that would affect only about a quarter of the city’s housing stock.

From The Wall Street Journal

But he didn’t become lax about the military buildup.

From The Wall Street Journal

While mice developed cancer within about a year, the researchers estimate that the same process in humans likely unfolds over a much longer period, potentially around 20 years.

From Science Daily

"Seeing an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in this new group of people with obesity, who were not considered to have obesity before, brings up interesting questions about obesity medications and other therapeutics."

From Science Daily