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around

[uh-round] / əˈraʊnd /


ADVERB
close to a place
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The US leader's influence could be less clear-cut this time around, however.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

It built its position between 2020 and 2021, when SpaceX was valued around $74 billion, then $100 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Later he pushes its 80kg steel-covered body around the room to demonstrate its stability and shows me how it walks.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The helmets survived in exceptional condition thanks to a combination of sediment and mineral deposits that formed around them underwater.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

He starts to walk away but then turns around to face me one last time.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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