grow
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“We were really starting to grow our business on numbers,” Stephen said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
"So these Kelvin waves are, in many ways, the driving force of El Nino. They help El Nino grow and mature over the course of several months," said Amaya.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Strength training works best when combined with adequate nutrition, particularly sufficient dietary protein, which provides the building blocks muscles need to repair and grow.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
He added: “Absence makes the heart grow much fonder, in this case.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
I’d never seen twenty-nine monkeys grow into a thousand so fast.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Barrera: The aspiration should be to fully inform parents, but the child’s wish should carry the greatest weight, especially as the child grows older.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
By changing the surrounding environment, the jets can influence how a galaxy grows and evolves, including whether it continues creating stars or becomes quiescent.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
He insisted the Kenyan refinery would be just a small part of meeting the demand that Africa will create as its economy grows.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
His long-term target assumes SpaceX’s business grows rapidly.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
He’ll smell the trees and know that a particular tree grows in that place, or he’ll hear a certain bird and know exactly where that bird lives.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
The New York taco shop opened in 2013, earned a devoted following for its al pastor and handmade tortillas, and eventually grew to nine locations.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
That matters because economies and markets that grew up around near-zero rates and easy monetary policies are still adjusting to the new backdrop, she noted.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
But as the popularity of NOS grew, the vicar noticed "cult-like elements" emerging.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“I think what’s said on the field, the way I grew up in this game, usually stays on the field,” McCarthy said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The greenish light from her headlamp grew smaller and disappeared in the darkness.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
"They have grown accustomed to putting up with it."
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
Government today still manages fewer than 1 in 10 American bison, some 20,000 animals, a number that has hardly grown in a century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
As a kid in Aberdeen, he'd grown up as a Celtic fan - something he says that required a thick skin.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
“I’ve grown to appreciate expectations from teammates, from fans, from organizations,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
I stop, afraid of how Caesar’s face has grown hard, vacant.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Plus, going no-contact with your parents, a growing way women show their hard work at the gym, and an adorable new AI agent you’ll need to keep a close eye on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
That allows them to spend at levels that keep the economy growing and out of recession.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
The findings add to growing evidence that nutrients do more than simply provide raw material for the body.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
Mark Stibbe, the church's curate, told the trial he had also warned Lowe that Brain was growing unaccountable and NOS was heading for "disaster".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
I hated the dismal place full of sick and suffering women, but we had to go back, again and again, for Betsie’s condition was growing worse.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
