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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Their second son, Adam, came about 18 months later.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
The project came about via Galliano’s conversations with Marta Ortega Perez—the chair of Inditex, Zara’s parent company, and the daughter of Inditex founder Amancio Ortega.
—Vogue, 17 Mar. 2026
The news comes about six months after Kelce joined activist investor Jana Partners in an effort to overhaul Six Flags, whose parent company recently merged with Cedar Fair.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
Attorneys challenging the appointments have raised issues about a lack of transparency in how special prosecutor arrangements come about as well as insufficient oversight and guardrails over the work, which the taxpayer foots the bill for.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
The project came about via Galliano’s conversations with Marta Ortega Perez—the chair of Inditex, Zara’s parent company, and the daughter of Inditex founder Amancio Ortega.
—Vogue, 17 Mar. 2026
The news comes about six months after Kelce joined activist investor Jana Partners in an effort to overhaul Six Flags, whose parent company recently merged with Cedar Fair.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
Attorneys challenging the appointments have raised issues about a lack of transparency in how special prosecutor arrangements come about as well as insufficient oversight and guardrails over the work, which the taxpayer foots the bill for.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20about. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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