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abound

[uh-bound] / əˈbaʊnd /


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The disaster has claimed over 4,000 lives and injured almost 17,000 more people, and questions about the economic impact abound.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

Hipsters and college students abound in this Northeast L.A. treasure nestled between Glendale and Pasadena.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Williams returns to a women’s field where the top is still turbulent—No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka has lost 6-0 in the last set of her last two tournaments—but improved 20-somethings and heavy hitters abound.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Questions abound, though, about the reliability of AI agents - and there are concerns they will use their autonomy to act erratically.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

New Agers make all sorts of existence assertions: that ESP exists, that there have been instances of spoon bending, that spirits abound, that there are aliens among us, etc.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

And sheer uncertainty abounds over how to handle raw fruits and veggies while this parasite crawls about.

From Slate Jul. 17, 2026

But this is the time of year known in F1 as "silly season", when speculation abounds about driver movements.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

And his enthusiasm, which generally abounds, seems a bit tempered this time around.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

Uncertainty abounds, fueling inflation that, according to the International Monetary Fund, may soar to almost 700% this year.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2026

The official ideology abounds with contradictions even where there is no practical reason for them.

From "1984" by George Orwell

That was a different time, when optimism abounded at the beginning of the Stokes era.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

“I operated five venues in the pandemic, and conversations abounded like ‘Is this the death of live experiences?’”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 5, 2026

Pendants and brooches packed with artificial intelligence abounded at the Consumer Electronics show, using cameras and microphones to watch and listen through the day like a vigilant personal assistant.

From Barron's Jan. 11, 2026

William H. Herndon, Lincoln’s future law partner and biographer, said “it was highly sophomoric in character and abounded in striking and lofty metaphor . . . the thing people expect from a young man.”

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 7, 2025

At least nobody noticed this time, because hoots and hollers abounded as dozens of people stormed the stage.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

Despite theories abounding as to how he got there, police say there is no evidence at this point to suggest a crime has been committed.

From BBC Mar. 8, 2026

To solve these labor shortages, countries should utilize workers from around the world, with talent abounding in developing regions like Africa and South East Asia, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 20, 2026

Psalm 103: “The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2025

All of these apartments were in neighborhoods that just happened to be highly family-friendly, with babies abounding.

From Slate Jan. 11, 2025

Write and define adjectives denoting abounding in, having the quality of, from the following nouns:—

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton




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