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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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Many of the videos people create online to accompany the song show people in sunglasses and summer outfits, as if they're about to book the next flight to the island.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

"We felt like the creator appreciated our culture. He said he would love to collaborate with Puerto Rican artists - we have some amazing people who talk about Puerto Rico's social issues in their music."

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

"Cars drive about five percent of the time. Ninety-five percent of the time they are standing still in a car park somewhere," he explained.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

"You cannot talk about Puerto Rico without talking about Bad Bunny. Whether you like his music or not, he's doing so much for the island," says Mercedes Grubb.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Even today, we don't talk about a lover who's been dumped as feeling "broken-brained."

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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