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 arrest comes about two months after the artist was named a target of a grand jury probe.
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Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
How did that opportunity come about?
—Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Apr. 2026
The incident comes about a week after the FAA launched an investigation after a Frontier Airlines plane nearly collided with two trucks on a taxiway at Los Angeles International Airport.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Story goes that the original sponsorship deal came about because Apple founder Steve Jobs was a Porsche fan, and, in the late ’70s, took his 356 to Bob Garretson’s repair shop in Mountain View, California—a short trip from Cupertino, the town Apple is famously headquartered in.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 16 Apr. 2026
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Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
How did that opportunity come about?
—Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Apr. 2026
The incident comes about a week after the FAA launched an investigation after a Frontier Airlines plane nearly collided with two trucks on a taxiway at Los Angeles International Airport.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Story goes that the original sponsorship deal came about because Apple founder Steve Jobs was a Porsche fan, and, in the late ’70s, took his 356 to Bob Garretson’s repair shop in Mountain View, California—a short trip from Cupertino, the town Apple is famously headquartered in.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20about. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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