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as in came to
to gain consciousness again
the medic waved smelling salts under his nose until he came round
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as in agreed
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)
she's cool to the idea right now, but sooner or later she'll come round
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Pluverge, an ice cream maker at Taste the Tropics, came to the United States on asylum after he was kidnapped and tortured by gang members in his home country.
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The once-in-a-century disaster unfolding in Venezuela will be a defining test for the country’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, who came to power with US support following the dramatic capture of former President Nicolás Maduro.
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Other board members agreed that the books be put into the curriculum as soon as possible.
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Lawmakers and the governor continue major investments in public schools, healthcare and agreed to increase spending on subsidized childcare and affordable housing.
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Eventually, her order came around and embraced the work.
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Schwarber then reached on a walk and came around to score on Bohm’s long blast to center as the lead grew to 7-0.
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Her mother reluctantly assented, so long as Carol went with her.
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Moderna resisted, but agreed to provide test subjects with enhanced disclosures on its informed consent form, to which the FDA assented.
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Prosecutors consented to drop the charge after a ruling earlier this year that prohibited them from using the magazine at trial because it was improperly searched by the officers who arrested Mangione in Pennsylvania.
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Jones falsely told the man, 31-year-old Tobasia Griffiths, that the woman consented to the attack, and paid Griffiths $100 to carry it out, according to a statement from the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office.
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“Came round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20round. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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