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about

[uh-baut] / 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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“The big driver is really much more about consumption patterns,” said Jeff Colgan, director of the Climate Solutions Lab.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Sheila Miller, a spokesperson at the Bend Police Department, told journalists that officers were alerted to respond to a critical scene at 1:00 pm local time, and that police arrived about two minutes later.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

As more people switch to Coke, some analysts are getting more worried about the state of archrival Pepsi.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

The executive change comes one day after Netflix announced it was cutting 6% of its staff, or about 1,000 positions globally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

In the long run, the Localizers will turn out to be somewhat right about localization but completely wrong about phrenological organs.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman


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