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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The halving was the first the currency has experienced and came about by design, reflecting how Bittensor shares the same anti-inflationary architecture as Bitcoin.
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Ben Weiss, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
Duchene's goal came about four minutes after Kuzmenko opened the scoring.
—CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
The filing comes about two years after the company failed to merge with Amazon.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
Much like the ingredients used in her teas, local owner Jolene Brewster says the tea cocktail trail came about organically and has a natural link to the Banff mountain culture.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
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Ben Weiss, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
Duchene's goal came about four minutes after Kuzmenko opened the scoring.
—CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
The filing comes about two years after the company failed to merge with Amazon.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
Much like the ingredients used in her teas, local owner Jolene Brewster says the tea cocktail trail came about organically and has a natural link to the Banff mountain culture.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20about. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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