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[groh] / groʊ /


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Similarly, the first generation of fans to grow up with regular exposure to women's football should build fandom that help attendances boom.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

It expects same-store sales to grow 4% in North America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The company has been able to grow quite profitably, as tight supply of its storage offerings has allowed it to raise prices dramatically.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

“I think we’ll actually be able to re-accelerate the Instacart marketplace, and I actually think that they’ll help us grow a lot of the first party software products for grocers and retailers.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

"At least you'll grow out of it," he said to the dragon.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

If a single stock holding grows too large, it can expose you to overconcentration risk and potentially derail your broader financial goals if that sector hits a prolonged bump.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Evans grows visibly uncomfortable and shuts down the conversation when Fielder presses him about the extent of the family’s wealth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

As servicing debt grows more expensive, Brazil is caught in a cycle of rising deficits and borrowing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

This lesson serves as both warning and promise: What we reward when we elect is what grows.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

Life that grows big enough to carry it all.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Group revenue grew seven percent to $16.2 billion in the third quarter from a year earlier, with oncology accounting for 48 percent of the total.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Board member Nichole Morgan, who grew up fishing in the Delta, cast the sole “no” vote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Amazon Web Services grew 39.3% and achieved a $184 billion annualized revenue run rate.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Revenue grew 21% to $16.51 billion in the third quarter, missing analyst expectations for $16.56 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The main character is a middle-aged man who lives in middle-of-nowhere Missouri, where Dad and Aunt Jen grew up.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

The grassroots effort has grown out of existing programs — the Election Protection coalition has been operating since 2000 — but interest from volunteers is particularly high this year, organizers from several groups said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

A Malawi-based company that assembles and converts electric motorcycles, SGV, said demand had grown as conventional fuel became harder to obtain.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

One could be forgiven if memories of the cool-internet era have grown fuzzier over the years, now that the web has become a self-regulating machine in an indomitable surveillance system and all.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

An entire industry has grown around that ambition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Aunt Maud lived just down the road in the old Singleterry home place where her and Mother had grown up.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

This year, MCA funders can dip into a growing pool of applicants—businesses walloped by inflation, tariffs and tighter credit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

She is a champion of the growing fashion for eye-catching repairs.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The company’s custom-chip business is growing by triple-digit percentages year over year, and revenue commitments for Graviton and Trainium chips have increased over 20 times over that time period, Jassy said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Sales of smart glasses -- which allow the wearer to shoot photos and videos, and interact with an AI assistant among other abilities -- are growing worldwide.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

The smell of spring, or fuchsia growing along the walls in August.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff


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