been around
Example Sentences
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Shiny snake-oil bottles and product bubbles have been around for centuries.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
The paper found that the best “buy-and-hold” stocks were mostly stocks that had been around for most, if not all, of those 100 years, due to the power of compounding returns.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
I’m a Texan, so I’ve been around tarantulas my whole life, I knew what it was.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Across the economy, their cumulative profit margin has recently been around 12%, even before the AI binge.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
“This polo brand-new. Lean on Sierra, her T-shirt been around since the seventies.”
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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