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right about

British  

noun

  1. a turn executed through 180°

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. in the opposite direction

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Well, skeptics were certainly right about SpaceX’s valuation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Joking aside, it was Daniel Farke who signed Tzolis for the Canaries in 2021 and called him one of the brightest young prospects in Europe, and he has been proven right about that.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

They may have been right about the romance.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

On Wall Street, that’s roughly 43 years longer than anyone stays right about anything.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

“You’re right about that. Do you have it with you?”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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