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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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She told MSPs: "A public health approach means being clear about the harms and taking a holistic approach to addressing these."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

After years of writing about personal finance, I’ve learned that many of those lists aren’t necessarily designed with the user’s best interest in mind.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Knicks coach Mike Brown, hardly a confrontationalist, wondered out loud about San Antonio’s 24-to-8 free throw advantage in the second half.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

He claimed the letter related to "remorse about other things".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Father Torralba encouraged Joey to tell Marie Dachauer all about Tala, and that’s just what Joey does.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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