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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The first instance of such low correlation came about on July 31, 2023.
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
How did the collaboration with Pornhub come about?
—Michael Cuby, Them., 23 Sep. 2025
The news came about a year after the two actors tied the knot after three years of dating.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2025
The announcement comes about a month after Walmart and Southwind Foods of California issued recalled frozen shrimp products for the same reason.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
How did the collaboration with Pornhub come about?
—Michael Cuby, Them., 23 Sep. 2025
The news came about a year after the two actors tied the knot after three years of dating.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2025
The announcement comes about a month after Walmart and Southwind Foods of California issued recalled frozen shrimp products for the same reason.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20about. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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