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Recent Examples of put about
Exeter put about $1 million of renovations into the property, according to a 2022 independent appraisal the county got.
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 12 Dec. 2025
While Graeter family members still own a majority of the company, the $20 million transaction puts about 44% of the company’s shares into a trust that will eventually go to vested full-time employees.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2025
Portugal’s new program requires prospective visa holders to put about $500,000 into qualifying investment, venture capital funds and scientific or technological research.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Agnikul is developing a small-lift booster that can put about 100 kg to low-Earth orbit.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 12 Dec. 2025
While Graeter family members still own a majority of the company, the $20 million transaction puts about 44% of the company’s shares into a trust that will eventually go to vested full-time employees.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2025
Portugal’s new program requires prospective visa holders to put about $500,000 into qualifying investment, venture capital funds and scientific or technological research.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Agnikul is developing a small-lift booster that can put about 100 kg to low-Earth orbit.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put about
Verb
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How did this apparent self-repair come about?—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The letter comes about two weeks after the company initiated a lockout for more than 800 United Steelworkers 7-1 employees after the two parties didn’t come to a contract agreement.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The only way forward is to scour the space for signs of anything out of the ordinary, from changes in the ads on the wall to a sudden flood that threatens to wash you away, and to turn back if there’s an anomaly.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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Trains are turning back at Pearl/Arts District, Deep Ellum, Victory and EBJ Union stations.—
CBS Texas Staff,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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But after seven wins in nine games, even some of Carrick’s more sceptical colleagues from playing days must be coming round to his candidacy by now.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Smalls come round and large pizzas are sheet-pan-style.—
Gail Ciampa,
The Providence Journal,
5 Mar. 2026
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Instead of imitating other instruments and conforming to conventional musical ideas, Buchla (and Ciani) set out to create a paradigm based on harnessing the flow of electricity itself.—
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
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Nimrods is a coming-of-age film centering on three high school friends who set out on a wild road trip under the mistaken assumption that their fledgling band has been booked to open for Green Day on New Year’s Eve.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Gilgo Beach investigation began in earnest in 2010 after police found numerous sets of human remains along a remote beach highway on Long Island’s South Shore, setting off a search for a potential serial killer that attracted global interest and spawned a Hollywood movie.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Here against Casa Pia, for example, Suarez sets off at speed as soon as the ball breaks loose, latching onto an outside-of-the-boot pass with a run into the channels that is reminiscent of Gyokeres at Sporting last season.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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His attorneys say Combs' conviction should be reversed, or he should at least be freed and resentenced to less time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The regulations were reversed during the Biden administration.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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