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[groh] / groʊ /


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That, said Adam, has given the puffins the space to grow and breed.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

I crisscrossed the country to sit down with millionaires and billionaires for The WSJ Money Interview, hearing about how the ultrasuccessful make, spend and grow their money.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Then he started to grow and eat and eat.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

IonQ, Quantinuum, and other notable names in the quantum sector have reported earnings, which broadly showed that traction continues to grow.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

By Thursday morning, when Jeff was still at it with his “Cobra, Cobraman, oh, yeah,” a thought was beginning to grow inside me, as if it was swimming up from somewhere deep down.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

The visit comes as scrutiny grows over conditions aboard the carrier, which left San Diego in November and has now been deployed for more than 260 days.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

As people around the world live longer and the proportion of older adults grows, age-related conditions such as dementia are becoming increasingly common.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

“Nobody is going to get a tattoo, but hair grows every day,” Fonseca said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

As investment in AI companies grows, it is likely more names from this sphere appear on shirts.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

The dread in my chest grows bigger with every step I take.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

Japan’s 2Q real GDP grew 0.3% on-quarter, missing economists’ estimate for 0.5% growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

That has helped shift the landscape of the “collector” scene beyond the baby boomers to what Gen Xers and millennials grew up idolizing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

The cortege will then travel to Skewen, Neath Port Talbot, where Tyler was born and grew up, arriving in the village for a private family service.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Rodriguez grew up in St. Amant, La., and was focused on volleyball from a young age before playing the sport in high school and at Louisiana State.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

“You told me what happened with you two and how you grew apart. I didn’t realize he was Black,” Dad says.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Although reporting on incidents has grown, the feeling in the sport is that there are more fatalities now as speeds increase.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

“His arm and the confidence that he’s throwing the ball with has definitely grown a ton,” since offseason workouts, Nacua said before the Rams broke camp.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

His mother subsidized him for years, and Corey had grown accustomed to having a “self-healing” bank account.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

But as inequality has supercharged the gap between workers with the highest and lowest incomes, wages above the cap have grown much faster than those under the cap, Romig noted.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

“Um…” My plate is empty, so I should be eager to hang out with Emma and the kids, but my limbs have grown tired in the bright sunshine.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

It also took a controlling stake in a Chinese beauty brand Flower Knows, which has a growing presence overseas, including in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

The incident is the latest in a string of museum heists across Europe that have led to a growing number of priceless works disappearing from public view.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Families have reported food shortages, problems with drinking water, broken showers and laundry facilities and growing psychological strain among the roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Heart failure is a serious and growing health problem.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

Hail piles up into ice drifts, growing from pellets to Ping-Pong balls.

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




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