how about

Idioms

What is your thought, feeling, or desire concerning. For example, How about a cup of tea? or How about joining us for lunch? It is also put as how about it, as in How about it? Do you want to come along? [Mid-1800s] Also see what about.

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how about

So I thought, OK, how about a simulated interview?

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Some detailed in the complaint include "how about external partners, where would they usually meet with OpenAI at" and "can you list today's meeting in this room".

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Away from the front lines, how about the 1943 Cairo Declaration—which the author calls a “foundational document” for postwar Asia—or the 1955 Bandung conference that served as a “coming-out party” for new Asian nation-states?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Now that you’re caught up on some heavy news, how about something lighter?

From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026

“If we go to a city, how about Philadelphia?”

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

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