as in to happen
to take place
how did all this come about?
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Recent Examples of come about
The request comes about a month after Johnson testified before the same committee about the city’s similar policies.
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Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
That came about a week after Trump’s Justice Department secured the dismissal of Adams’ indictment.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
The commencement announcement comes about two months after Texas State University announced plans to award Sheridan an honorary doctorate.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2025
The request from Republican U.S. Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, chairman of the Oversight Committee, came about a month after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson testified before the same committee about the city’s similar policies.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
That came about a week after Trump’s Justice Department secured the dismissal of Adams’ indictment.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
The commencement announcement comes about two months after Texas State University announced plans to award Sheridan an honorary doctorate.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2025
The request from Republican U.S. Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, chairman of the Oversight Committee, came about a month after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson testified before the same committee about the city’s similar policies.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come about
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While most accounts suggest White Parties were free of criminal activities, other plaintiffs contend their abuse happened at these elite gatherings.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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This happened somewhere between 5 BBY and 2 BBY (so right about when Andor takes place).—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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There were a couple of Palm Beach restaurants added to the Bib Gourmand list, too: aioli and Palm Beach Meats, both from West Palm Beach.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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However, the quality of having enough career resilience to bounce back and hardly feel the impact comes down to several factors, a few of which will be addressed below.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The whole family, including two dogs, came down to Boise for the legislative session.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
18 Apr. 2025
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These fast-moving, Mid-Atlantic hurricanes seem to occur every 40 years or so, with 2003, 1933, 1896, 1893, and 1878 all being examples.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Recently, neurologists have set out to find the part of the brain where this change in perception occurs.—
Jorge Garay,
Wired News,
19 Apr. 2025
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