come about
verb
came about; come about; coming about; comes about
1
: happen
2
: to change direction
the wind has come about into the north
3
: to shift to a new tack
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how did all this come about?
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Is that even a thing and how would that come about?
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Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
Spencer, 49, admits that this location came about by pure chance.
—James Bartlett, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
The interview comes about six months after Eilish released her third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2024
The idea came about in response to an uptick in violence against Asian Americans, a pandemic that seemed endless, and an air of generalized uncertainty.
—The Artnews Awards Jury, ARTnews.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
Spencer, 49, admits that this location came about by pure chance.
—James Bartlett, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
The interview comes about six months after Eilish released her third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2024
The idea came about in response to an uptick in violence against Asian Americans, a pandemic that seemed endless, and an air of generalized uncertainty.
—The Artnews Awards Jury, ARTnews.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20about. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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