as in to happen
to take place
how did all this come about?
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So these incidents came about because news travelled slow.
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Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
Last year’s freedom summer declaration came about after the state overruled a practice in Tampa of deploying rainbow lighting during Pride Month.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
The warning comes about two weeks after a Florida woman was killed when her canoe startled an 11-foot alligator at Lake Kissimmee, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
The department also recently ended a decades-old school desegregation order in Louisiana that came about in the wake of the Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education case.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 May 2025
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Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
Last year’s freedom summer declaration came about after the state overruled a practice in Tampa of deploying rainbow lighting during Pride Month.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
The warning comes about two weeks after a Florida woman was killed when her canoe startled an 11-foot alligator at Lake Kissimmee, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
The department also recently ended a decades-old school desegregation order in Louisiana that came about in the wake of the Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education case.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 May 2025
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Don’t miss what’s happening People on X are the first to know. Don’t miss what’s happening People on X are the first to know.—
X (formerly Twitter),
X (formerly Twitter),
30 May 2025
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When girls are given the resources to overcome obstacles, amazing things start to happen: poverty goes down, economies grow, families get stronger, babies are born healthier and the world, by all accounts, gets better.—
Marianne Schnall,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Yet there is no question that Neto is the Angels’ best player this year, and a star for years to come.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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There is an incredible new currency paid for offline experiences.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
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Pollination season was windy, cold and rainy — but supply chain problems began to improve and inventory came down.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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Friday night’s outcome came down to two ridiculous shots from distance that got past one of the best goalies in the NWSL.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Most of the strikes occur in the summer, killing 20 people each year, according to the NWS.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2025
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The region was a hotbed for the disease, with almost half of all deaths in Italy due to pellagra at the end of the 19th century occurring in Veneto.—
Asia London Palomba,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 June 2025
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20about. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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