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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Police then shot Kirby in two more hails of gunfire, with the first and last shots coming about 17 seconds apart, video showed.
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David K. Li, NBC news, 15 May 2026
The boat's seizure comes about a week after the Coast Guard sought the public's help in finding the owner of a sailboat that was moored near Brian and Lynette Hooker's Soulmate sailboat in the Bahamas.
—Adam Sabes , Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
But the really strong stuff — hyperinflation — comes about when governments get into money creation in a big way to pay their bills.
—Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The Hollywood Reporter connected with Kore-eda in Tokyo ahead of Cannes to discuss how Sheep in a Box came about.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
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David K. Li, NBC news, 15 May 2026
The boat's seizure comes about a week after the Coast Guard sought the public's help in finding the owner of a sailboat that was moored near Brian and Lynette Hooker's Soulmate sailboat in the Bahamas.
—Adam Sabes , Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
But the really strong stuff — hyperinflation — comes about when governments get into money creation in a big way to pay their bills.
—Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The Hollywood Reporter connected with Kore-eda in Tokyo ahead of Cannes to discuss how Sheep in a Box came about.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20about. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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