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abound

[uh-bound] / əˈbaʊnd /


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The disaster has claimed over 4,000 lives and injured almost 17,000 more people, and questions about the economic impact abound.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

New reads abound for your vacation tote throughout the weeks of July, with fiction picks featuring a Carnival cruise casualty, a highly entertaining jewel heist at the Waldorf-Astoria, and a Soviet-era madcap adventure.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Other examples abound of large performance fees exceeding cash realizations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Questions abound, though, about the reliability of AI agents - and there are concerns they will use their autonomy to act erratically.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

Surely this religion had more than one story in its bag—religions abound with stories.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

And sheer uncertainty abounds over how to handle raw fruits and veggies while this parasite crawls about.

From Slate Jul. 17, 2026

While scepticism abounds among this generation of students, some believe AI may be able to solve some of the very problems it's exacerbating.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

And his enthusiasm, which generally abounds, seems a bit tempered this time around.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

Designed by Canadian interior decorator Lori Morris, the mansion abounds with upscale finishes and chic glamour.

From MarketWatch Oct. 27, 2025

The official ideology abounds with contradictions even where there is no practical reason for them.

From "1984" by George Orwell

That was a different time, when optimism abounded at the beginning of the Stokes era.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Before the offering, predictions abounded that SpaceX would be too big for the stock market to handle.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

Kavanagh had never set foot in the state and part of his steep California learning curve was devouring as many newspapers — back when they abounded — as he could.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2026

While Friday’s moves were muted, new highs have abounded.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 3, 2025

In the afternoons, however, we sat in the courtyard while Pita lay out in the sun on a wrought-iron bench, recuperating among the myriad of colorful mariposas that abounded in that heavenly place.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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

All of these apartments were in neighborhoods that just happened to be highly family-friendly, with babies abounding.

From Slate Jan. 11, 2025

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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