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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That should come about two years from now.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
The observations represent a rare opportunity to see the evolution of a comet on a short timescale—generally, changes to a comet on this scale take centuries or more to come about.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
How does something like that come about?
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
The observations represent a rare opportunity to see the evolution of a comet on a short timescale—generally, changes to a comet on this scale take centuries or more to come about.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
How does something like that come about?
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
How did that collab come about?
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20about. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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