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around

adverb as in situated on sides, circumference, or in general area

adverb as in close to a place

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He told The Times he could not discuss Forkish’s case due to confidentiality around personnel matters but confirmed she submitted her letter of resignation on Thursday morning.

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Hamas’s agreement to release all of its Israeli hostages came with caveats around the timeline for Israeli troop withdrawals, demands that it surrender its weapons, as well as guarantees over ending the war.

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"There's a lot of gossip which swirls around you," he says.

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The temperature was around 93 degrees and the ambient humidity was somewhere between Nordic sauna and Brazilian rainforest.

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They would expand on previous restrictions on rare-earth metals and related products that have already hit companies around the world.

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