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around

[uh-round] / əˈraʊnd /


ADVERB
close to a place
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Stewart didn’t go for polyester suits or arenas, preferring the rough and rowdy “skull orchards” around Fort Pierce where he could alternate between hillbilly rock and progressive bluegrass.

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This is not a history of combat operations around the globe.

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Other issues identified by UBS were community opposition to large data-center developments and concerns around electricity, and in some cases water, use.

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The Supersonic divestiture, which the analysts say hadn’t been previously telegraphed, introduces some short-term uncertainty around timing and deal terms.

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Some restaurants are packed—even though conversations around the table inevitably turn to war-related matters, and sometimes to fears about what the future may bring.

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