abound
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Uncertainties abound, he said, including how big the surf may get and how severe coastal flooding may be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
On Reddit, and across Microsoft’s own Tech Community forums, more such claims abound of surprise deletion without notification.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
The disaster has claimed over 4,000 lives and injured almost 17,000 more people, and questions about the economic impact abound.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
Theories abound about why our last five prime ministers have not lasted very long.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
New Agers make all sorts of existence assertions: that ESP exists, that there have been instances of spoon bending, that spirits abound, that there are aliens among us, etc.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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Evidence abounds that most college-educated Americans have lost the ability to assess risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Optimism abounds, even on the city website, which promotes it as “one of the fastest growing suburbs of the San Francisco Bay Area.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
On YouTube, the very same platform hosting Duffy’s vapid post-vacation slideshow, content abounds showing soccer lovers’ appreciation for our fast-food joints, rowdy dance clubs and ranch dressing.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
The compound comes with a three-car garage, two ipe wood decks, several outdoor seating areas, and drought-resistant landscaping that abounds with leafy hedges and mature trees.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
The official ideology abounds with contradictions even where there is no practical reason for them.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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That was a different time, when optimism abounded at the beginning of the Stokes era.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Before the offering, predictions abounded that SpaceX would be too big for the stock market to handle.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
“I operated five venues in the pandemic, and conversations abounded like ‘Is this the death of live experiences?’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
Epstein references abounded on signs at the rally; Routhier, who was also wearing a fuzzy pig hat, was one of hundreds who had worked Trump’s exchange with the reporter into their protest gear.
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2025
Rumors about Sing Sing abounded at the Academy, he knew.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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With conversations already bubbling up in response to public sentiment about AI and doom and gloom predictions abounding, here’s what to know.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Despite theories abounding as to how he got there, police say there is no evidence at this point to suggest a crime has been committed.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026
Psalm 103: “The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025
The previous ranking member, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, was deemed to have blown the Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court confirmation hearings the previous fall, while questions about the now-89-year-old’s age were already abounding.
From Slate ● May 10, 2023
Ahead lay the scalloped ocean and the abounding blessed isles.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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