abut

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The band is pitched right at a difficult juncture at which their artistic ambitions abut real, life-altering attention.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

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

In the past, rumours abut the sci-fi drama have ranged from being close to spot on to utter fabrication.

From BBC • May 25, 2025

When a glacier fills a lateral valley, its foot will sometimes cross over the main valley and abut against its opposite slope, and it will deposit there some portion of its terminal moraine.

From Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras by Wallace, Alfred Russel