come about
verb
came about; come about; coming about; comes about
1
: happen
2
: to change direction
the wind has come about into the north
3
: to shift to a new tack
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how did all this come about?
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The lyric display come about a week after Rolling Stone reported that Perry had reconnected with Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Stargate, who helped make hits on her albums Teenage Dream and Prism.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024
The moment comes about 52 minutes into the beloved film.
—Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
The collection came about after a 13-day immersive mentoring experience from Preston.
—Essence, 17 June 2024
Jonestown was one of the many social experiments that came about after the radical 1960s, when the idealism of the era inspired people to try different ways of living.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 17 June 2024
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024
The moment comes about 52 minutes into the beloved film.
—Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
The collection came about after a 13-day immersive mentoring experience from Preston.
—Essence, 17 June 2024
Jonestown was one of the many social experiments that came about after the radical 1960s, when the idealism of the era inspired people to try different ways of living.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 17 June 2024
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20about. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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