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Recent Examples of comes about
The news comes about a month after Aldi closed its location near North Sherman Boulevard and West Custer Avenue on Milwaukee's north side.
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Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The Pentagon's threat to Scouting America comes about five months before the group's National Jamboree set for July 22-31 at Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
The Walnut Hills student demonstration comes about 10 days after the anti-ICE walkout hosted by a few dozen Turpin High School students in Forest Hills School District.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Feb. 2026
The state’s expansion of its criminal probe comes about a week after the Florida election crimes office began conducting in-person audits of several local elections supervisors’ offices, including in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Broward counties.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
The vote comes about two months before the commission is scheduled to deliver a list of recommendations to the council.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
What’s different this time The possibility of a partial shutdown comes about two months after a record-long closure of the federal government in the fall that lasted for 43 days.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
The apology comes about a month after Martinez began receiving backlash for resharing posts on his LinkedIn account that contained conspiracy theories about Israel, Jewish people and a mass shooting in December at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration in Australia.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
The need for reinvention comes about not because the world is divided into men and women, old and young, but rather because people are diverse and come to the table with differing needs, wants, and perspectives.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The Pentagon's threat to Scouting America comes about five months before the group's National Jamboree set for July 22-31 at Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
The Walnut Hills student demonstration comes about 10 days after the anti-ICE walkout hosted by a few dozen Turpin High School students in Forest Hills School District.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Feb. 2026
The state’s expansion of its criminal probe comes about a week after the Florida election crimes office began conducting in-person audits of several local elections supervisors’ offices, including in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Broward counties.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
The vote comes about two months before the commission is scheduled to deliver a list of recommendations to the council.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
What’s different this time The possibility of a partial shutdown comes about two months after a record-long closure of the federal government in the fall that lasted for 43 days.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
The apology comes about a month after Martinez began receiving backlash for resharing posts on his LinkedIn account that contained conspiracy theories about Israel, Jewish people and a mass shooting in December at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration in Australia.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
The need for reinvention comes about not because the world is divided into men and women, old and young, but rather because people are diverse and come to the table with differing needs, wants, and perspectives.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes about
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India is the planet’s third-biggest climate polluter and what happens here affects everyone.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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So whatever happens in their next game, Thiesse will become the first American woman ever to win a curling medal.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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There is no efficient transport of material in-and-out of the core, and thus, most of the star’s interior never gets a chance to fuse simply because of its location.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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While there is broad agreement that the nine-member presidential council should step aside after failing to make headway against gangs or oversee the organization of elections, consensus has broken down over what and who should replace it.—
JACQUELINE CHARLES MIAMI HERALD,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The difference between counting down the minutes and barely noticing the time often comes down to what’s in your carry-on.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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Taking your home from purely functional to genuinely fun often comes down to the little things.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
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This all comes off as quite wholesome and healthy and refreshing to the large group of investors who spent the past three years bemoaning the increasing concentration of market value in a small cluster of AI-chasing tech platform giants.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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This person was a guest in your home, and her behavior comes off as ungracious.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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