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become of

Idioms  
  1. Happen to, befall, be the fate of, as in I haven't seen Joe in a year; what has become of his book? The King James Bible has this idiom (Genesis 37:20): “We shall see what will become of his dreams.” [Late 1500s]


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Increasingly worried, Leonie convinces her can-do colleague Rhoda to travel to Malta so she can investigate what’s become of Max.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

"Since yesterday we've been wondering what will become of our lives," 38-year-old housewife Gloria Giraldo, whose neighborhood had tumbled around her, told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

When he saw what had become of their apartment building, he feared the worst.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

It leaves the rest of us to ponder what might become of this England team.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

“Good Heaven! what is to become of us? What are we to do?” would they often exclaim in the bitterness of woe.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

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