grow up
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For many Mexicans, both here and in our home country, boxing is one of the main sports we grow up watching — whether we wanted to or not.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
"I've watched their kids grow up and everything. It's just lovely to have that community around you."
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
But when you grow up, you’re stuck with a birthday dinner.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
There’s no doubt that she’s extremely talented, he told me, but the grocery business is one that leaders usually grow up in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Sure, not every kid would want to grow up on the sea.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
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