put about
verb
put about; putting about; puts about
of a ship
: to cause to change course or direction
of a ship
: to change course or direction : go on another tack
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America only puts about 5 cents out of every dollar spent on health care toward primary care — and spends less than peer nations on social supports like food and housing.
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Dan Gorenstein, NPR, 11 June 2024
Just in time for national Bike to Work Week, Cincinnati's bike-share program put about 450 of its Red Bikes back on Cincinnati streets Monday morning.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 12 May 2024
In the 1970s, the city routinely put about 1.4% of its budget into the Parks Department, Ganser said, but funding has been stuck around a half-percent in recent years.
—Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2024
In both instances, nearly all the funding for the initiative came from the Los Angeles nonprofit AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which put about $60 million into the losing efforts.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
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Dan Gorenstein, NPR, 11 June 2024
Just in time for national Bike to Work Week, Cincinnati's bike-share program put about 450 of its Red Bikes back on Cincinnati streets Monday morning.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 12 May 2024
In the 1970s, the city routinely put about 1.4% of its budget into the Parks Department, Ganser said, but funding has been stuck around a half-percent in recent years.
—Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2024
In both instances, nearly all the funding for the initiative came from the Los Angeles nonprofit AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which put about $60 million into the losing efforts.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
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“Put about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20about. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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