as in happens
to take place
how did all this come about?
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Recent Examples of comes about
This is a potentially life-threatening, severe illness that comes about when certain acids in your body (ketones) accumulate in your blood due to a lack of insulin, per the NHS.
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Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The search comes about one year after 43 Rhesus macaques escaped from a South Carolina compound that breeds them for medical research because an employee didn’t fully lock an enclosure.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
News of the cancellation comes about 2 1/2 months after BMF’s fourth and now final season concluded in mid-August.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
The launch comes about a year after the company introduced a digital paywall, with extra content available to subscribers paying $4 a month.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
News of the show’s renewal also comes about four months after Gomez and her castmates wrapped filming on season 5.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
The pair, co-leaders of Rockefeller University’s Laboratory of Morphogenesis, had been trying to figure out how the regular spacing of a bird’s feathers comes about.
—Anna Demming, Quanta Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
The op-ed comes about a month after seven former directors and two former acting directors of the CDC wrote an op-ed for The New York Times, accusing Kennedy of endangering the health of Americans.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
The trip comes about a month after the couple tied the knot in an idyllic wedding overlooking Lake Coeur d’Alene in northern Idaho.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The search comes about one year after 43 Rhesus macaques escaped from a South Carolina compound that breeds them for medical research because an employee didn’t fully lock an enclosure.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
News of the cancellation comes about 2 1/2 months after BMF’s fourth and now final season concluded in mid-August.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
The launch comes about a year after the company introduced a digital paywall, with extra content available to subscribers paying $4 a month.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
News of the show’s renewal also comes about four months after Gomez and her castmates wrapped filming on season 5.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
The pair, co-leaders of Rockefeller University’s Laboratory of Morphogenesis, had been trying to figure out how the regular spacing of a bird’s feathers comes about.
—Anna Demming, Quanta Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
The op-ed comes about a month after seven former directors and two former acting directors of the CDC wrote an op-ed for The New York Times, accusing Kennedy of endangering the health of Americans.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
The trip comes about a month after the couple tied the knot in an idyllic wedding overlooking Lake Coeur d’Alene in northern Idaho.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes about
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So what happens if your flight is affected?—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
7 Nov. 2025
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When this happens, visibilities frequently drop to one-quarter of a mile or less.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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There is a road closure at West 135th Street and US-69 South.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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Once there is a final design, the city will be able to seek grants and other funding for the project.—
Amir Mahmoud,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Salah aside, a lot comes down to selection decisions.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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As Redick likes to put it, the effectiveness of a pick and roll comes down to both parties – the ball-handler and screen setter – doing their jobs.—
Khobi Price,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Then the shirt comes off and the stomach is sucked in.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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All of it — again, apparently done with no warning or prep time for Levy — comes off with bizarre credulity.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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