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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Lee came about by chance after Winslet bought a table that belonged to the sister of Roland Penrose, Lee’s artist husband.
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Federica Polidoro, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
The county commission's vote came about six months after Wilson County planning commissioners voted against a rezone and land use plan amendment in June.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
The changes came about as a result of questions raised earlier this year about the equity of meeting attendance requirements, which varied across each commission.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
Often, the greatest results come about when mathematicians find ways to put seemingly unrelated ideas in dialogue with each other, breaking down the barriers between different areas of study.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
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Federica Polidoro, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
The county commission's vote came about six months after Wilson County planning commissioners voted against a rezone and land use plan amendment in June.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
The changes came about as a result of questions raised earlier this year about the equity of meeting attendance requirements, which varied across each commission.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
Often, the greatest results come about when mathematicians find ways to put seemingly unrelated ideas in dialogue with each other, breaking down the barriers between different areas of study.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20about. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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