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 change came about when the National Association of Realtors and some of the country’s largest brokerages agreed in 2024 to settle multiple class action lawsuits filed on behalf of homeowners.
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Tc Brown, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
The leak came about when Democrat journalist/propagandist Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic magazine was inadvertently included in an unsecure chat app in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth laid out plans for striking the Houthis.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
The partnership comes about as a joint venture with Minnick’s The GLO imprint alongside the independent powerhouse label.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2025
Houston and Atlanta have been getting much of the buzz whenever the subject of the NHL expanding to 34 teams comes about, but Quebec City is the perpetual bridesmaid in this courtship.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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Tc Brown, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
The leak came about when Democrat journalist/propagandist Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic magazine was inadvertently included in an unsecure chat app in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth laid out plans for striking the Houthis.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
The partnership comes about as a joint venture with Minnick’s The GLO imprint alongside the independent powerhouse label.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2025
Houston and Atlanta have been getting much of the buzz whenever the subject of the NHL expanding to 34 teams comes about, but Quebec City is the perpetual bridesmaid in this courtship.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20about. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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