been around
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“If you look at 95% of the tasks that need to be done, you can use models that have been around for a while,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
A correlation that has historically been around 1 fell to a low of just 0.56 on Nov. 3.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2026
But why is the single crystal casting process, which has been around for decades now, still so specialist?
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
He's been around the block a few times.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
He hasn’t been around much since I came home from the hospital, and now I understand why.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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