been around
Example Sentences
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"Since the beginning of the year, precipitation has been around 30 percent below normal levels," the agency said in a statement on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
"I felt physically sick knowing he had been around my children," said the woman, who we are calling Laura.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
For her Hollywood Bowl gig, Peluso will be accompanied by the Colombian salsa collective Grupo Niche, a Grammy- and Latin Grammy-winning group that has been around since the late ’70s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
But Arya noted that Google’s TPUs have been around for more than a decade, during which time Nvidia’s revenue from its graphics processing units has risen 700 times.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Jasmine thought about it as they turned left down Marston, a street lined with houses that her mother always said had been around for a long time.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
