put it about
idiom
British
: to tell many people about something
They put it about that he was resigning.
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Better, later research put it about five points lower.
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Bonnie Kristian, TheWeek, 4 Nov. 2020
Bonnie Kristian, TheWeek, 4 Nov. 2020
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