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And frankly, admired how Craig went about doing it.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Obama just went about his job and didn’t send untrained, uneducated wannabe stormtroopers into cities to intimidate people with tremendous shows of force.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
Police arrested a man on Thursday who was allegedly going about 100 mph while passing a police officer on Interstate 95.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
In the larger picture, Vasilevskiy appreciates how everyone in the room has gone about their work as the season approaches the Olympic break.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The world goes about its business; sometimes, a few of us raise our heads to look out and see what’s going on.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2026
When a guest ends up actually dying, fingers are pointed among the group of friends, and Detective Blanc goes about trying to solve the murder.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Nick coolly informed me about the promotions available to new users, then went about the work of validating my license and verifying my profile via his tablet.
—Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Dwayne Johnson’s run for a Best Actor nod went about as well as the box office went for The Smashing Machine.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Obama just went about his job and didn’t send untrained, uneducated wannabe stormtroopers into cities to intimidate people with tremendous shows of force.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
Police arrested a man on Thursday who was allegedly going about 100 mph while passing a police officer on Interstate 95.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
In the larger picture, Vasilevskiy appreciates how everyone in the room has gone about their work as the season approaches the Olympic break.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The world goes about its business; sometimes, a few of us raise our heads to look out and see what’s going on.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2026
When a guest ends up actually dying, fingers are pointed among the group of friends, and Detective Blanc goes about trying to solve the murder.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Nick coolly informed me about the promotions available to new users, then went about the work of validating my license and verifying my profile via his tablet.
—Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Dwayne Johnson’s run for a Best Actor nod went about as well as the box office went for The Smashing Machine.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Go about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20about. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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