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  • present participle of become.
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becoming

[bih-kuhm-ing] / bɪˈkʌm ɪŋ /




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Even 2001’s “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” eventually reveals itself as a kind of inverted first-contact story, with humanity becoming the vanished civilization studied by synthetic descendants of the machines.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Add to that Meta’s repeated struggles to improve its cutting-edge AI models, and it is hard to see the company becoming a strong chatbot competitor soon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Decades ago, he worked as a telecommunications engineer before becoming a sell-side analyst.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Piper joined the coaching set-up at Leicestershire in July 2015 before becoming elite development coach, until he left a year later.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

I leaned back against the mural, becoming part of the scene, waiting for my secret fries with a smile on my face for no reason.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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