came

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A major debt restructuring, that gave a non-cash boost to the bottom line, and helped the company’s balance sheet, came at a huge cost to shareholders.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

As an immigrant herself — she was born in India and came to the U.S. as a child — this would not be unexpected.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

They agreed that when it came to revelations, it is really about the other party's intentions.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

When the time finally came, they devised a brightly coloured world filled with seventies stylings.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

He could retrieve years’ worth of memories of eating it—making it, he came up blank.

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