been around
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"Hacking has been around for many years," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
They don’t wallow in their regrets, but both Harry and Ben are the kinds of guys who have been around, or been dragged around, the track a few times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
"Understanding this historical event is important because the 1840s mark the intersection between the rise of our technological age and space weather, which has always been around," Carter says.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
“Everybody in our building that has been around him for the last, you know, six to eight weeks just recognizes what a special human being he is,” Redick said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
I’d been around enough hens to know they never would.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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