accustomed
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Over parts of five seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks, the 26-year-old grew accustomed to being booed in L.A., all while watching baseball’s latest dynasty take shape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
"Iran has been living under sanctions for years, and people have become accustomed to this situation. I'm sure Iran will find other ways to continue trading."
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Since he had grown accustomed to the car and wanted to keep putting his home EV charger to use, he decided the price tag was worth it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
At this point, investors have grown accustomed to brief bouts of volatility — spurred by tariffs, the war with Iran or creeping worries about the payoff on artificial-intelligence-related investments.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
But Pertinax was made emperor against the will of the soldiers, who, accustomed to living licentiously under Commodus, could not tolerate the honest way of life to which Pertinax wished to return them.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
Vocabulary lists containing accustomed
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
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