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abound

[uh-baund] / əˈbaʊnd /


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Ignorance and error abound in Mr. Miliband’s statement announcing the sanctions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Uncertainties abound, he said, including how big the surf may get and how severe coastal flooding may be.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Platitudes abound: “Whatever happens, life is about learning”; “money doesn’t mean happiness”; “we are each unique members of a shared human family.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Stories abound of local townspeople seeing energy bills soar when they are asked to foot the bill for the infrastructure needed to power new data centres, or finding their already stretched water supplies further diminished.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Afros abound, music's playing through the intercom, and a river of students swirls around us.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

Optimism abounds, even on the city website, which promotes it as “one of the fastest growing suburbs of the San Francisco Bay Area.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

On YouTube, the very same platform hosting Duffy’s vapid post-vacation slideshow, content abounds showing soccer lovers’ appreciation for our fast-food joints, rowdy dance clubs and ranch dressing.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

Outside, luxury abounds across the elegantly manicured lawns, while a built-in barbecue area and private covered patios provide the perfect place for an outdoor meal.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

Speculation about the president’s health, and how he is aging, abounds.

From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026

The literature of veterinary medicine abounds in similar examples: swine eating sprayed cockleburs with consequent severe illness, lambs eating sprayed thistles, bees poisoned by pasturing on mustard sprayed after it came into bloom.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Misery abounded at the nation's airports, with hundreds of flights canceled and over 2,000 delayed across the country, according to FlightAware.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

After Kirk died, Amor said, she had questions as conspiracy theories abounded online.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

Bright spirits have abounded on so far on Saturday, although the festival was noticeably quieter in the afternoon than in previous years.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

“I operated five venues in the pandemic, and conversations abounded like ‘Is this the death of live experiences?’”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026

Rumors about Sing Sing abounded at the Academy, he knew.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

With conversations already bubbling up in response to public sentiment about AI and doom and gloom predictions abounding, here’s what to know.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

Despite theories abounding as to how he got there, police say there is no evidence at this point to suggest a crime has been committed.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026

Psalm 103: “The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025

The previous ranking member, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, was deemed to have blown the Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court confirmation hearings the previous fall, while questions about the now-89-year-old’s age were already abounding.

From Slate ● May 10, 2023

My willingness to do so was hampered by an abounding ignorance of how it should be done and a fumbling awkwardness with small objects.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou


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