as in to spread
to become known
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
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After the pact with Warners for Max and Discovery, Charter says that its Spectrum TV Select customers will get about $60 per month worth of streaming services thrown in to the package without an extra cost.
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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024
The Rams get about 85% of the stadium’s revenue from luxury suites and sponsorships, as well as all the revenue from non-NFL events, according to a person familiar with the matter.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
In Koreatown, residents got about two seconds of warning before shaking arrived.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
Adapted lenses without their own VR get about three stops of correction, nothing to sneeze at.
—PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024
The Rams get about 85% of the stadium’s revenue from luxury suites and sponsorships, as well as all the revenue from non-NFL events, according to a person familiar with the matter.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
In Koreatown, residents got about two seconds of warning before shaking arrived.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
Adapted lenses without their own VR get about three stops of correction, nothing to sneeze at.
—PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
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Target touted its reductions just days after Aldi unveiled its lowest-price Thanksgiving spread in five years, besting an offer by its bigger rival, Walmart, by about two bucks.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2024
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For that reason, pancreatic cancer is typically discovered in its later stages, when metastasis (spread to other organs) has already taken place.Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
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In footage shared on TikTok by a concert-goer, which later circulated on X (formerly Twitter), the couple could be seen in matching black attire during the concert, as Lively, 37, wore a wrist full of friendship bracelets and Reynolds, 48, stood closely behind her with his hands on her hips.Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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Citizen complaints from across Bucks County and a call from the Yardley Borough police chief alerted District Attorney Jennifer Schorn that the video was circulating online.Ali Swenson, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
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Some people will do anything to get out of their obligations!Jay Martel, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Despite being wounded, the sergeant and the other officers chased the suspect and ended up in a shoot-out with him after the gunman got out of his wrecked car and opened fire on the officers, Castro said.Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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That constitution placed borrowing and taxing limits on many municipalities and counties, which elected leaders in those communities got around by simply creating new units of government with their own taxing and borrowing authority.Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024
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However, Bowen later revealed that one of her sons got around to watching her 1996 sports comedy film, Happy Gilmore, after his friend suggested it.Emma Kershaw, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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