come about
verb
came about; come about; coming about; comes about
1
: happen
2
: to change direction
the wind has come about into the north
3
: to shift to a new tack
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how did all this come about?
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Her interest in medicine came about due to Wyatt’s battle with leukemia, which was diagnosed at age 2.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
The decision comes about two years after T-Mobile flagged AT&T’s own TV commercials featuring actor Ben Stiller for overhyping its own satellite connectivity claims.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
Tellingly, the casts for those three shows all came about in different ways.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
Talk to me about why, how that change came about.
—March 8, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
The decision comes about two years after T-Mobile flagged AT&T’s own TV commercials featuring actor Ben Stiller for overhyping its own satellite connectivity claims.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
Tellingly, the casts for those three shows all came about in different ways.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
Talk to me about why, how that change came about.
—March 8, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20about. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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