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become

[bih-kuhm] / bɪˈkʌm /




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The business was founded in 1851 and has gone on to become one of the country's best-known ceramic brands.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

That money may become a Roth IRA instead, potentially growing tax-free for decades.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

“They’ve probably become if not less optimistic, at least more nervous over the last 10 days or so,” said Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"This is by no means the end of the AI trade, but it does suggest that valuations had become stretched in parts of the market."

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Gertie is given an option: She can live with a German sponsor, or she can become a prisoner of war.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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