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  • present participle of become.
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becoming

[bih-kuhm-ing] / bɪˈkʌm ɪŋ /




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As an undergraduate at Harvard, he majored in history and dreamed of becoming a professor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“With the advent of BookTok, it allows you to have so much social chatter around these authors. They’re becoming new rock stars, in a way,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Markets appear to be becoming more confident that the global economy can run smoothly with less oil, at least for a limited time until a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is reached.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“It’s becoming a commercial force and it’s starting to disrupt terrestrial industries.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

By the time Household’s CEO, Bill Aldinger, collected his $100 million, Eisman was on his way to becoming the financial market’s first socialist.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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