brought
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Brought up in a Welsh-speaking household, she said non-Welsh people were often shocked that she could speak the language because of her accent as well as her background.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
During the function, she shared trivia about the soundtrack such as the fact that Toni Braxton’s song “Love Shoulda Brought You Home” was her introduction into the music industry.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026
Brought alongside six other high-profile figures, including pop icon Elton John and his husband David Furnish, it is the prince's last active legal case in his long-running crusade against the British media.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
Brought online with the Cuban missile crisis, the system linked remote computers via telephone lines, a forerunner to the internet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
“Hi. Brought an extra. The pond’s not too far a walk from here.”
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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