as in to happen
to take place
how did all this come about?
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Recent Examples of come about
In looking into how the garden may have come about, the Light contacted various people in the local surf and planning communities, but no one seemed to know its origins.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
The announcement comes about a month after Walmart and Southwind Foods of California issued recalled frozen shrimp products for the same reason.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
That’s pretty much how his breakout mixtape, February’s What the Feng, came about.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 18 Sep. 2025
Such things would come about in due time, Godwin assured his readers, solely through the spread of rational discussion.
—Roy Scranton, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
The announcement comes about a month after Walmart and Southwind Foods of California issued recalled frozen shrimp products for the same reason.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
That’s pretty much how his breakout mixtape, February’s What the Feng, came about.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 18 Sep. 2025
Such things would come about in due time, Godwin assured his readers, solely through the spread of rational discussion.
—Roy Scranton, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
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These real estate pros know what’s actually happening in a specific neighborhood can affect a home’s price, including microtrends that may not be reflected in the broader data.—
Mary Beth Eastman,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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European football governing body UEFA’s allowable loss limit is less than the Premier League’s, so lowering wages has already happened at continental level, and its squad-cost rule is directly targeted at what teams spend on players.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Overall, there are 838 total general officers and admirals on active duty -- 446 of them are from the higher two-star, three-star and four-star ranks -- according to the Pentagon's latest statistics from June.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Lewis said during Monday’s midday press conference that there were plans in the works to again get tickets distributed.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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The difference between a calm travel day and a stressful one often comes down to what's packed in my carry-on bag.—
Gabriela Garcia,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2025
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For what may be the first time in the shopping mall's 49-year history, the Christmas tree inside Fairlane Town Center in Deaborn did not come down this year after the holidays.—
JC Reindl,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The production came just in time to help the Angels (72-88) put a serious dent in the Astros’ chances of going to the playoffs.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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Mornings taste better with a fresh fruit smoothie and sunrise on your deck, and the always smiling and hospitable resort staff keeps the surprises coming—maybe a floating breakfast one day or champagne at dusk the next.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
27 Sep. 2025
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After officers arrived, a police shooting occurred, leaving the woman and child dead.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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Does that difference, and the fact that one direction has a slightly greater redshift for its objects than the opposite direction, tell us anything about where, all those billions of years ago, the Big Bang actually occurred?—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
26 Sep. 2025
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