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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But Charli did say that the idea for the project came about after she was pressured to make a documentary while on the road in support of Brat.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Medical debt is one of the leading causes of financial insecurity for American families and can often come about from unexpected illness or injuries.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The Lovato activation comes about two years after Roku had introduced advertising to Roku City back in 2023.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
By the time 2Africa came about, though, transmission technology had come so far that the cable could run from South Africa to England on a single dose of power.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Medical debt is one of the leading causes of financial insecurity for American families and can often come about from unexpected illness or injuries.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The Lovato activation comes about two years after Roku had introduced advertising to Roku City back in 2023.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
By the time 2Africa came about, though, transmission technology had come so far that the cable could run from South Africa to England on a single dose of power.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20about. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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