been around
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“So both those guys are confident. They’re kind of a little older, so they’ve been around, and we’re very familiar with both those guys, so it should be pretty seamless.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The idea has been around since before the discovery of Pluto in the 1930s.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
“I think a lot of younger generations experience videogames differently, and it’s just been around them since they were born,” “Exit 8” film director Genki Kawamura said through a translator.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Quantum technology has been around for decades, but only in recent years has commercial adoption started to take off.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Does this explain why Jarvis hasn’t been around Bletchley for a couple of weeks?
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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