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What will become of this nursery in the wild in the next hundred years, or thousand, is the crux of a scientific and policy dispute.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 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
But he is growing old, and wonders what will become of the line of Singh watchmakers once he’s gone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
"These are good people," he says, "but what will become of this place when I am gone?"
From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025
“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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