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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This is especially urgent with a spreading infection.Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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With bitcoin flirting with fresh all-time-highs – reflecting both optimism for bitcoin overall as well as continued inflows into spot ETF products – this uptick has spread to other areas of the crypto economy.Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Screenshots have also circulated on social media that appear to show that Scherzinger liked an Instagram post by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that expressed support for a Trump presidency in the caption.Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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Just last week, a video falsely depicting individuals claiming to be from Haiti and voting illegally in multiple Georgia counties circulated across social media, prompting Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) to ask X and other social platforms to remove the content.Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Char Goolsby sat on a brown leather sofa at Carey House in Detroit's storied Boston Edison District, the home she's turned into both an operational hub to get out the vote this election season and a neighborhood campaign center for Vice President Kamala Harris.Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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The night is young, and Steve hasn’t even gotten out his calculator.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Jordan — who required a walker to get around — stayed on the pavement while Evans allegedly walked up and fired at her from a short distance.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Much of the island is not accessible by car, and a bicycle is the best means of getting around and exploring.Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Get about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20about. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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