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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That’s the reason the Voting Rights Act of 1965 came about.
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Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 1 May 2026
The investigation comes about a month after the conservative advocacy organization Defending Education filed a complaint against Stanford’s National Board Resource Center claiming the BIPOC cohort program violates Title VI.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
The same-day executions by lethal injection came about an hour and a half apart on Thursday, April 30.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 1 May 2026
The proposal comes about a month after a similar project was withdrawn in Spring Hill, and residents are again raising concerns about health and environmental impacts.
—Hannah Wise, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
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Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 1 May 2026
The investigation comes about a month after the conservative advocacy organization Defending Education filed a complaint against Stanford’s National Board Resource Center claiming the BIPOC cohort program violates Title VI.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
The same-day executions by lethal injection came about an hour and a half apart on Thursday, April 30.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 1 May 2026
The proposal comes about a month after a similar project was withdrawn in Spring Hill, and residents are again raising concerns about health and environmental impacts.
—Hannah Wise, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20about. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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