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am growing
  • present progressive of grow (1st person singular).

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I am growing to love Jane Schoenbrun’s exfoliation of ’80s horror obsessions, especially for the movie’s nonjudgmental embrace: Let these movies be free in all their “problematic” badness and let them work on you.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

"I am very sorry for your loss. I am growing stronger, healthier every day and keep your family in my thoughts and prayers always."

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2024

Q: I am growing flowers for the first time in the form of a cut-flower garden.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2021

"I am growing tired of issuing statements that speak to or highlight crime in our communities."

From Fox News • Nov. 18, 2021

I had grown, but all I could think was, I am growing.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff