abounded

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Speculation and backlash abounded in early January, when online sleuths got wind of someone making nearly half a million dollars on Maduro's seizure.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Chris Anderson took over TED 25 years ago, when the internet was young and optimism abounded about the future it could deliver.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

William H. Herndon, Lincoln’s future law partner and biographer, said “it was highly sophomoric in character and abounded in striking and lofty metaphor . . . the thing people expect from a young man.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

Theories of body doubles abounded, as did the assertion that roads around Washington’s Walter Reed hospital had been shut down under conspicuous circumstances.

From Slate • Sep. 3, 2025

Bobby’s interest in making money was undeniable, so theories abounded as to why he acted contrary to his own financial interests.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady