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
We’ve lived separately for 14 years, waiting for my two sons to grow up.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
The writer-director Jordan Firstman knows his new movie is part of a tradition: films where underachieving men are forced to grow up after a child arrives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 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
“I never thought you’d grow up so fast,” she said, wiping her eyes with her apron.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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