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abut

[uh-buht] / əˈbʌt /
VERB
touch or be next to something
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They start at abut $58,000 and $54,000, respectively.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

TotalEnergies will likely remain cautious abut its balance sheet and announce a $750 million share buyback, they write.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

They sit just south of the 55,000-acre Tule River reservation and abut the Giant Sequoia National Monument.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

Hundreds of thousands of people live around the Bien Hoa air base, and some of their homes abut the site’s perimeter fence, just yards from the contaminated areas.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2025

Vinoy advanced towards the Bastille by the small streets that abut upon the Rue St. Antoine, the quays of the right and of the left banks.

From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.




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