come round

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as in to come to
to gain consciousness again the medic waved smelling salts under his nose until he came round

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Recent Examples of come round For the coming round, various complexities in the French electoral system make predictions difficult. Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024 These public statements signal political will by many leading G-20 members, making the coming round of G-20 meetings in September an opportune time to act. Landry Signé, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2023 Every year, the big COP climate conference comes round again. Solitaire Townsend, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023 By the time the 1990s came round, nylons were a thing of the past—seen only on first ladies, or ripped up on the legs of Courtney Love. Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2023 Each fearful face comes round, what terror’s taught is soundless. Carol Muske-Dukes, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023 When May 1968 comes round, the by-this-point mature Carole is ready to luxuriate in the free-thinking and free-love spirit of the times. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 May 2023 The kitchen’s white walls, also in Venetian plaster, take on a golden hue as the sunlight comes round from the east. Howard Christian, ELLE Decor, 24 May 2023 Andor season one was a big hit here at Vulture, so the news that Andor season two is coming round the mountain has been hotly anticipated. Vulture, 7 Apr. 2023
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  • For example, 67% of employers say regular conversations with managers about career paths are available, but only 42% of workers agree.
    Bruno V. Manno, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • On Tuesday, the county agreed to a $30-million settlement for a federal class-action lawsuit filed in 2022 alleging inhumane conditions at the county’s two old halls — Central Juvenile Hall and Barry J. Nidorf — which the county was forced to close last year after similar issues with staffing.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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  • This weekend also features a major lunar standstill, which comes around only once in 18.6 years.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
  • But the change in the studios came around the summer of ’69 with Paint Your Wagon and Hello, Dolly!, two big, big 20th Century Fox films.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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  • In 1994, Ukraine assented to these demands, signing the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Clear Street Managing Director Brain Dobson, who covers Bit Digital among other bitcoin miners, assented to this view.
    Colin Harper, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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  • In 2023, Federline moved the boys to Hawaii, a decision that Spears consented to, according to his attorney.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The lawsuit furthers that Olson-Kennedy pressured Breen’s parents into consenting by warning them that Breen might die by suicide without these interventions.
    Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024

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“Come round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20round. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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