as in to happen
to take place
how did all this come about?
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But if rates fall by one percentage point, affordability will come about a year sooner in most of those places, J.P. Morgan estimated.
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Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 2024
On Tour Vogue: How did the idea for this book come about?
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2024
The teaser reveal comes about two months after five former contestants of Beast Games filed a class action lawsuit against the show’s production company.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2024
Jones’ bankruptcy and the liquidation of his assets came about after he was ordered to pay nearly $1.5 billion to relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
—Dave Collins, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2024
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Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 2024
On Tour Vogue: How did the idea for this book come about?
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2024
The teaser reveal comes about two months after five former contestants of Beast Games filed a class action lawsuit against the show’s production company.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2024
Jones’ bankruptcy and the liquidation of his assets came about after he was ordered to pay nearly $1.5 billion to relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
—Dave Collins, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2024
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And while the Season 1 twist hooked enough viewers to perhaps justify that expense, the second season not only needs to remind them what happened years ago, but also pay off on the mystery—a feat few puzzle box shows accomplish.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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And then also be assertive about, Hey, this is how change can happen.James Factora, Them, 18 Dec. 2024
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Our vision is simply to be the most excellent Professional Publisher there is.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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There is one memory of a reporting trip to Damascus that still haunts me.Ivan Watson, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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His decision, according to a person familiar with his thinking, didn’t come down to do a potential NIL windfall elsewhere, like so many others in the portal.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Then everyone left, the decorations came down and the Armory readied for the Baltimore Poultry Show, next up at that venue.Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 13 Dec. 2024
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Six cases of blood clotting, out of 6.8 million total doses, occurred before regulators pulled it from the U.S. market.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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This incident occurred months after Macy's laid off more than 2,000 employees and closed five stores to cut costs and redirect spending to improve the customer experience.Jonathan Limehouse, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20about. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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