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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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"The guy who sells clams, the one who sells boiled eggs, the one who sells green mango with salt, the wafer seller, the ice cream seller... What's become of those people?" the 39-year-old asked.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

What will become of the 5.6 million Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip?

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 4, 2026

What’s become of Kennedy’s plan to make America healthy again is a testament to the power of exposure and collective outrage.

From Salon Jan. 21, 2026

The conflict also raises a question beyond San Francisco: What should become of the colossal, single-use grocery-store developments and parking lots across the country, designed in the mid-20th century when car-centric cities were the norm?

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 18, 2026

I just wished I knew where they’d gone and what had become of them.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

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