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abut

[uh-buht] / əˈbʌt /
VERB
touch or be next to something
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That puts the rest of the oil-producing countries that abut the Persian Gulf in a bind.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 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

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

The word took off in August after content creator Jools Lebron, posted on TikTok abut her demure work outfit and mindful make-up.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2024

In the centre a doubly cusped circle is surrounded by twelve radiating openings, whose trefoiled heads abut against twelve other broad trefoils, which are rather curiously run into the mouldings of the containing circle.

From Portuguese Architecture by Watson, Walter Crum




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