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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How did the idea of involving your viewers in such a direct way come about?
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Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
The changes come about a year after the warehouse chain hiked prices of its annual memberships for the first time in seven years.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
The disqualification came about because Horsfield left the course after completing the front nine of the first round without notifying the officials.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
The idea of term limits came about from Republicans after President Franklin D. Roosevelt won four consecutive elections.
—Allison Kiehl, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
The changes come about a year after the warehouse chain hiked prices of its annual memberships for the first time in seven years.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
The disqualification came about because Horsfield left the course after completing the front nine of the first round without notifying the officials.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
The idea of term limits came about from Republicans after President Franklin D. Roosevelt won four consecutive elections.
—Allison Kiehl, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20about. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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