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[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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Stephenie Lucio, a resident of Northridge, had been undecided up until about a week before the election.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Since the Los Angeles mayoral primary election last week, unsupported conspiracy claims have flooded social media about how reality TV personality Spencer Pratt fell out of the race.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

That’s one thing that I love about Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Latinos make up about 37% of the electorate in Los Angeles, but polls conducted before the election suggested no single candidate had a lock on their votes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

If anyone finds out about her illness, it will be difficult for the Jesuits to hide her.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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