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abound

[uh-baund] / əˈbaʊnd /


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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

Symbols of neglect and urban decay abound in artist Sayre Gomez’s “Precious Moments” at David Kordansky Gallery, on view through March 1.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 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

Rumors of gambling debt and magic both abound.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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

It especially abounds in strikingly varied and ingenious pieces of furniture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 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

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

Pendants and brooches packed with artificial intelligence abounded at the Consumer Electronics show, using cameras and microphones to watch and listen through the day like a vigilant personal assistant.

From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 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

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

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

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

From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2025

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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