put about
verb
put about; putting about; puts about
of a ship
: to cause to change course or direction
of a ship
: to change course or direction : go on another tack
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Samsung is expected to put about $27 billion toward making high-end computer chips in the US, bringing the South Korean firm's total Texas chip manufacturing investment to $44 billion, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources familiar with the plans.
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Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 5 Apr. 2024
Dangerous heat waves will hit cities This summer’s heat waves put about one-third of the U.S. population under heat advisories.
—Olivia Ferrari, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024
That, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, puts about 250,000 kindergartners at risk for measles, which often leads to hospitalization and can cause death.
—Amy Maxmen, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2024
By her count, the loss of funds would put about 700,000 households at risk of eviction or homelessness, due to the loss of housing vouchers and other programs.
—Tony Romm, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
Yes, hiring picked up last month, the Labor Department said on Friday, even after the Hollywood strikes and the shutdown of a big trucking company put about 46,000 people out of work.
—Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2023
With each 1-meter loss in reef height, the flood plain would increase across Hawaii by 33 square kilometers, putting about 9,200 more people in peril of flooding, and affecting more than $1.3 billion in property and economic activity, according to the report.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 July 2023
In both instances, nearly all of the funding for the initiative came from the Los Angeles nonprofit AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which put about $60 million into the losing efforts.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
Last year, the state’s automakers put about 1 million vehicles on the road.
—William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 14 July 2023
Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 5 Apr. 2024
Dangerous heat waves will hit cities This summer’s heat waves put about one-third of the U.S. population under heat advisories.
—Olivia Ferrari, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024
That, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, puts about 250,000 kindergartners at risk for measles, which often leads to hospitalization and can cause death.
—Amy Maxmen, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2024
By her count, the loss of funds would put about 700,000 households at risk of eviction or homelessness, due to the loss of housing vouchers and other programs.
—Tony Romm, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
Yes, hiring picked up last month, the Labor Department said on Friday, even after the Hollywood strikes and the shutdown of a big trucking company put about 46,000 people out of work.
—Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2023
With each 1-meter loss in reef height, the flood plain would increase across Hawaii by 33 square kilometers, putting about 9,200 more people in peril of flooding, and affecting more than $1.3 billion in property and economic activity, according to the report.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 July 2023
In both instances, nearly all of the funding for the initiative came from the Los Angeles nonprofit AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which put about $60 million into the losing efforts.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
Last year, the state’s automakers put about 1 million vehicles on the road.
—William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 14 July 2023
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“Put about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20about. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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