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around

[uh-raund] / əˈraʊnd /


ADVERB
close to a place
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The IPO valued Jio at around $108 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The 6 Music Festival has been running since 2014 and initially was a roving event, moving around the country each year before settling in Manchester in 2023.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Instead of concentrating on a small number of recording locations, the scientists examined electrical signals from all 128 electrodes positioned around each participant's scalp.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

As regulators around the world grapple with reining in, or even banning, social media use for teens, American lawsuits have focused on allegations of addictive design and deceptive practices by social media companies.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

This is around the time she usually starts in on my hair.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold


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