get about
verb
got about; got about or gotten about; getting about; gets about
1
: to become current : circulate
2
: to be up and about : begin to walk
able to get about again
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Examples of get about in a Sentence
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
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Also, the city will get about 270 acres that will become the Flint Commerce Center industrial park and the majority of the lead service lines in the city have been replaced.
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Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 30 May 2024
Today, Japan gets about 24 percent of its energy from clean sources — such as solar, wind, nuclear, and hydropower — and is aiming to grow that share to 59 percent by 2030, according to a study last year from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 10 May 2024
What don’t these people get about Luka not having a care in the world???
—Jihane Bousfiha, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2024
The National City Housing Authority received more than $360,000, and unincorporated communities got about $500,000.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
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Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 30 May 2024
Today, Japan gets about 24 percent of its energy from clean sources — such as solar, wind, nuclear, and hydropower — and is aiming to grow that share to 59 percent by 2030, according to a study last year from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 10 May 2024
What don’t these people get about Luka not having a care in the world???
—Jihane Bousfiha, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2024
The National City Housing Authority received more than $360,000, and unincorporated communities got about $500,000.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
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“Get about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20about. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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