follow about
phrasal verb
followed about; following about; follows about
British
: to go wherever (someone) goes
The little boy followed his mother about all day.
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The report also followed about 1,500 layoffs in December 2023.
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Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 3 June 2024
Muise said several alarms were heard on the recording at just before 1:25 a.m., followed about a minute later by steering commands and rudder orders.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
All medals for the 2024 Paralympics, which follow about two weeks after the Olympics conclude, will also have a piece of the Eiffel Tower in them.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2024
Deliberations came after closing arguments in the case, which followed about three days of testimony and evidence, with a prosecutor and defense attorney offering different views about the case and the verdict jurors should return.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, the Dog Aging Project is following about 50,000 dogs in a longitudinal study of aging.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2024
Still, surgical site infections occur following about 1 in 30 procedures, typically with no explanation.
—Chloe Bryson-Cahn, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2024
The rules, which were approved Thursday, are the fourth draft following about a year of debate between developers, environmentalists and local residents over what constitutes responsible development practices in a sensitive natural area.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2024
Spaceflight meteorologist Nick Stewart posted on X. That launch was to be followed about eight hours later at 1:05 a.m. EST Thursday, when SpaceX will try will try again to launch Odysseus, the Intuitive Machines lunar lander, on the IM-1 mission to the moon's surface.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 3 June 2024
Muise said several alarms were heard on the recording at just before 1:25 a.m., followed about a minute later by steering commands and rudder orders.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
All medals for the 2024 Paralympics, which follow about two weeks after the Olympics conclude, will also have a piece of the Eiffel Tower in them.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2024
Deliberations came after closing arguments in the case, which followed about three days of testimony and evidence, with a prosecutor and defense attorney offering different views about the case and the verdict jurors should return.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, the Dog Aging Project is following about 50,000 dogs in a longitudinal study of aging.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2024
Still, surgical site infections occur following about 1 in 30 procedures, typically with no explanation.
—Chloe Bryson-Cahn, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2024
The rules, which were approved Thursday, are the fourth draft following about a year of debate between developers, environmentalists and local residents over what constitutes responsible development practices in a sensitive natural area.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2024
Spaceflight meteorologist Nick Stewart posted on X. That launch was to be followed about eight hours later at 1:05 a.m. EST Thursday, when SpaceX will try will try again to launch Odysseus, the Intuitive Machines lunar lander, on the IM-1 mission to the moon's surface.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
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