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Grown men are crying and mopping their eyes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Grown men can be as Machiavellian as 9-year-old girls, but boys haven’t quite learned how.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

Grown primarily around the Great Lakes, wild rice has long been a staple in the region, primarily amongst the Indigenous communities in the Midwestern US and Canada.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2025

Grown from a Fuji seed at the request of my then-8-year-old daughter, it must have been crossed with a crabapple;

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

Grown men and women seem to think a red plaid and a pink floral print are complementary colors.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver