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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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It’s also widely seen as part of a broader vision to ensure national security under Xi, who came to power in 2012 following widespread 2008 protests in Tibet and deadly unrest in Xinjiang, home to its Uyghur minority.
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France coach Didier Deschamps bowed when his star came to the bench after he was substituted in the 85th minute.
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The budget also raises a tax on commercial health plans, part of a suite of revenue-raising measures lawmakers and the governor agreed upon to balance the budget.
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Lawmakers agreed last year to require those recipients to pay $30 a month starting next year.
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When the final exam came around, only 59 showed up in-person, and 19 failed.
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What the rise of 'chalance' says about dating People have equated aloofness with coolness since long before the internet came around.
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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 5 Jul. 2026.
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