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as in to arrive
to get to a destination
when do you think they'll come?
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as in to happen
to take place
whatever may come we'll always be together
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as in to do
to move forward along a course
how is the remodeling job coming?
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Recent Examples of come
The establishment of the fund comes less than two weeks after a district court judge ruled the Kennedy Center's board acted unlawfully in adding the president's name and in making plans for two years of closure and renovations.
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Emma Nicholson, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Islamabad was preparing for an electronic signing, to be followed by technical-level talks in the coming week.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Political pundits are largely seeing the US-Ir an agreement as the start of a series of more complicated negotiations to come.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
This title is a testament to Carolina’s resilience as a franchise that kept coming close to winning the Eastern Conference, but couldn’t quite get through until now.
—Mark Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
The announcement came as Israel also carried out strikes Sunday in the Dahieh district of Beirut, targeting what the IDF described as Hezbollah infrastructure.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
Formed in London in 1981, Culture Club’s first batch of songs came easily thanks to how well the members gelled, as Moss recalls in the clip from Boy George & Culture Club.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2026
And absolutely everyone saw this coming.
—Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
His low point will haunt Libya and much of Africa for years to come.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
Emma Nicholson, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Islamabad was preparing for an electronic signing, to be followed by technical-level talks in the coming week.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Political pundits are largely seeing the US-Ir an agreement as the start of a series of more complicated negotiations to come.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
This title is a testament to Carolina’s resilience as a franchise that kept coming close to winning the Eastern Conference, but couldn’t quite get through until now.
—Mark Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
The announcement came as Israel also carried out strikes Sunday in the Dahieh district of Beirut, targeting what the IDF described as Hezbollah infrastructure.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
Formed in London in 1981, Culture Club’s first batch of songs came easily thanks to how well the members gelled, as Moss recalls in the clip from Boy George & Culture Club.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2026
And absolutely everyone saw this coming.
—Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
His low point will haunt Libya and much of Africa for years to come.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for come
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Studios, production companies and distributors regularly approach Promise, a generative AI company, to bring AI into their productions, and each arrives with its own usage guidelines, said the company’s president, Jamie Byrne.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Authorities said Reyes repeatedly approached the girl and asked for her phone number.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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There was a bottleneck while trying to turn onto Blue Ridge Parkway off I-70, but that was to be expected with so many people arriving.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
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Tehran will arrive carrying a big diplomatic stick — the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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Restricting the key waterway, which is crucial to the world's oil supply and has become one of the main points of negotiation in the war, comes amid continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon, according to Iran's top military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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The 6-foot-4 forward became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 1,000 career rebounds, doing so in her 79th game, 10 games faster than Tina Charles.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2026
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If that happens, remove the safety clip, hold the can with both hands, and prepare to spray when the bear is roughly 30 to 40 feet away.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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But even with a magnificent performance from an inspired goalkeeper, there’s no way that this result should have happened, even with Luis de la Fuente’s decision to leave Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams on the bench.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Events already relocating elsewhere Davis said the delay has already forced nine events to move and could push as many as 30 more to do the same in 2030.—
Dawn White,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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It’s meant to go with the flow of kids’ pacing, which may mean spending a whole hour at a splash pad or being done after just a few experiences.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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The two sisters entered the restaurant, ran behind the counter and attacked the 23-year-old employee after they were given a wrong order, prosecutors said, according to the outlet.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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The Rays entered the series after a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox but have lost consecutive games to the Angels, who were tied for the worst record in the American League at the start of play Saturday.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Russian air defenses have appeared incapable of dealing with the threat.—
Gianluca Mezzofiore,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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In an unusual twist, many of the songs that would eventually appear throughout the season were written before the writers’ room fully mapped out the story.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Unlike the movies, where directors get the glory, TV directors sit lower in the hierarchy, below creators, producers and actors.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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After Diop broke up a pass into the box to Adams, McGinn got his foot on a cross to the right of Morocco’s net.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
20 June 2026
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