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abound

[uh-baund] / əˈbaʊnd /


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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

On Reddit, and across Microsoft’s own Tech Community forums, more such claims abound of surprise deletion without notification.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

The message repeats, and groans and eye-rolling abound.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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

The compound comes with a three-car garage, two ipe wood decks, several outdoor seating areas, and drought-resistant landscaping that abounds with leafy hedges and mature trees.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026

The predators ignore us on a day when easier, tastier prey abounds.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

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

“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

Epstein references abounded on signs at the rally; Routhier, who was also wearing a fuzzy pig hat, was one of hundreds who had worked Trump’s exchange with the reporter into their protest gear.

From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2025

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

There were wax candles in massive brass candelabra, burning softly under yellow silk shades; full, fragrant roses, yellow and red, abounded.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

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

To solve these labor shortages, countries should utilize workers from around the world, with talent abounding in developing regions like Africa and South East Asia, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 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

Ginnie openly considered Selena the biggest drip at Miss Basehoar’s—a school ostensibly abounding with fair-sized drips—but at the same time she had never known anyone like Selena for bringing fresh cans of tennis balls.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger


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